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Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

EXPLAINED: In the dark solar recycling scheme delayed for months - The Real Truth

More than 4.5 million rooftop solar systems have been installed across Australia. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

A multimillion-dollar national solar panel recycling scheme has been delayed for more than five months due to a single complaint about procurement rules.

Representatives from the federal environment department revealed the extent of the setback at a parliamentary inquiry hearing on Wednesday, but could not say when work on the scheme would resume.

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