This ensures that all solar panels are collected and recycled properly. So, get on the phone to your solar panel installer – they’ll know what to do. It’s most likely they’ll take your panels to a Designated Collection Facility (check the DFC database to find one near you) before the panels go on to a recycling point.
Domestic solar panel recycling is completely free, all you need to do is contact your installer and they’ll do the rest. If you’re a business who wants to recycle your solar panels, there will likely be a charge. The cost of this will depend on the amount of solar panels you have, the type and the logistics.
As solar panels become more ubiquitous, there is a danger of some PV materials becoming less and less available. Without recycling, there is no way that we will be able to maintain solar panel production on a grand scale. This will increase the cost of solar panels which will then price them out of the market. How End of Life PV Panels are Recycled
There already exist several solar panel recycling companies in the UK including H&H Pro, ILM Highland, and Recycle Solar Technologies. Furthermore, around 70% of Europe’s solar manufacturers are part of the worldwide PV Cycle Network.
It’s most likely they’ll take your panels to a Designated Collection Facility (check the DFC database to find one near you) before the panels go on to a recycling point. If your installer has gone out of business, you can arrange for your solar panels to be taken to one of these centres – again, free of charge, through a service like PV Cycle.
Therefore, the methods of dealing with solar PV waste material, principally by recycling need to be established by 2040. By recycling solar PV panels EOL and reusing them to make new solar panels, the actual number of waste (i.e., not recycled panels) could be considerably reduced.
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