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Solar Panels - Non-working
This item is hazardous and requires proper disposal.
Problem with your solar panels? Contact your installer or service provider for repair options. If the panels need to be replaced but still operate, donate for reuse or contact a reseller (ex. Habitat for Humanity). In California, DTSC lists Universal Waste Recyclers that treat Solar Panels (PV Modules). Note that some recyclers only accept from large private companies or government contracts - not from consumers. Solar Panel Handlers consolidate and then send them to recyclers. Many panels don't make it to recyclers due to the cost to recycle per panel; panels are most often transported to other states for recycling.
The California Product Stewardship Council's Solar Panel Stewardship hosts the most current links to policy, studies, and articles on solar panels. Considering solar? PG&E's Residential Guide to Solar Installation. Solar Permitting Guidebook (4th Edition). The California Energy Commission maintains a list of PV modules available by manufacturer and model number, and includes the hazardous content. Updates from E-Scrap and E-Reuse Conference.
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4104 Balfour Ave, Oakland •SOLARCYCLE partners with residential, commercial and industrial (C&I), and utility companies to recycle solar systems at scale and help build a circular solar economy.Drop-off for a Fee -
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595 Market St, San Francisco • (415) 402-0502Commercial quantityPick-up for a Fee -
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, South San Francisco • 415-596-2305Panels are refurbished, and non-working and replaced parts are recycled when possible. $60/panel Broken panels, thin films and frames. Min trip fee $45-65 per trip applied depending on quantity & location.Pick-up for a Fee -
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31702 Hayman St, Hayward • (510) 675-0810On DTSC's List of Universal Waste Recyclers that treat PV modulesDrop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee -
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30311 Whipple Rd, Union City • (510) 468-2642Drop off fee of $35 per working or non-working PV module for refurbishing or recycling.Drop-off for a Fee -
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1831 Old Bayshore Hwy, Ste. #2, Burlingame • (650) 493-8700Non-broken monocrystalline and polycrystalline type of panel (Intact). $1.50/lbDrop-off for a Fee -
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5750 Commerce Blvd, Rohnert Park • (707) 584-0415Pick-up for a Fee -
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3090 Osgood Ct, Fremont • (510) 226-0600Pick-up for a Fee -
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2240 Ringwood Avenue, San Jose • (408) 945-8112wafer recyclingDrop-off for a Fee -
- Safe Disposal
1147 N 10th Street, San Jose • (408) 294-8778Pick-up for a Fee -
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3678 Lemay St, Mather • 916-388-1777On DTSC's List of Universal Waste Recyclers that treat PV modulesPick-up for a Fee -
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7815 N. Palm Ave, Fresno • 1-800 -374-3473By the pallet. PricingPick-up for a Fee -
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3243 S. East Ave, Fresno • 1-800-374-3473On DTSC's List of Universal Waste Recyclers that Treat PV ModulesPick-up for a Fee -
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2500 West Lokern Road, Buttonwillow • 661-762-6200Drop-off for a Fee -
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2433 Eastman Ave, Ventura • (805) 639-0222Large/commercial quantity. ignot & ignot production equipmentDrop-off for a Fee
Additional Online Resources for Solar Panels - Non-working
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large quantities
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Online listing of companies providing recycling
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Commercial quantity
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Online info. The National PV Recycling Program, founded in 2016, is a network of recycling and refurbishment providers that can provide end-of-life management services to solar and storage installers, project and system owners, developers, distributors and other parties. These organizations are capable of providing repair, refurbish, resale, and recycling services for PV modules, inverters and other solar equipment.
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Commercial entities. Recycles scrap silicon.
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Commercial quantity. Monocrystalline, Polycrystalline, and assorted thin film PV cells; batteries; inverters; mounts and racks.
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Self-repair through the Global Fixers Server on Discord or through Zoom FixIt Clinics.
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