'If we can make it, we should also aim to recycle it': minister

Eighty seven per cent of Australia's solar photovoltaic waste is not recycled.

The federal government's $1billion investment in the development of an Australian-based solar panel manufacturing industry will be complemented with a corresponding push to recycle the products at the end of its lifespan.

The need for a domestic solar panel recycling industry has been growing exponentially in recent years as a result of the rooftop solar boom.