Can you recycle solar panels (domestic)?
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WEEE-regulated — installers must take back old panels; PV recycling schemes recover glass and silicon.
Solar PV panels are covered by WEEE regulations: your installer or the distributor takes them back on replacement, and dedicated PV recycling recovers the aluminium frame, glass and silicon. Not a recycling-centre item in most areas — ask first.
Which bin does it go in?
WEEE-regulated — installers must take back old panels; PV recycling schemes recover glass and silicon.
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