It would be perfectly fine if we just landfilled wind turbines and solar panels. It's not like silicon or fiberglass are rare. The whole recycling business here is more fetish than obstacle.

There are problems with recycling in general. For example, the overuse of plastics, with no sensible recycling plan means we have plastic garbage patch twice the size of Texas floating around in the Pacific Ocean. These problems are generally not about recycling, but rather the willingness of governments to legislate sensible solutions.