Solar Panel Recycling and Disposal
Solar panels are designed to provide safe, reliable, and affordable energy for 35 years. After a panel’s useful life, it may continue to operate, albeit at reduced efficiency.
Should the owner of a solar facility decide to restore the site to another land use – known as decommissioning – there are many options for the used panels.
This factsheet covers how to treat solar panels at the end of their life through:
- Reuse
- Recycling
- Landfill Disposal