We Recycle Solar

We Recycle Solar is a Phoenix, Arizona-based company (with roots in Yuma, AZ) that provides end-to-end lifecycle management for photovoltaic (PV) solar equipment. Positioning itself as the solar industry's single-source disposal partner, the company serves utilities, solar developers, O&M professionals, EPCs, manufacturers, and contractors nationwide. Its comprehensive suite of services includes solar panel recycling, decommissioning planning, solar panel removal and disposal, equipment value recovery, returns management, solar insurance claim value recovery, environmental consulting, expert witness services, and a replacement OEM solar panel program. The company operates a "cradle to cradle" model, handling everything from on-site panel removal and hazardous material management to downstream material recovery - all under one contract.

We Recycle Solar has developed a proprietary recycling process that handles PV cells, inverters, racking, wiring, and ancillary systems, recovering critical materials including aluminum, glass, copper, silicon, and silver from spent panels. The company is R2:2013 and ISO compliant and EPA-permitted, and its processing facilities can handle up to 100,000 pounds of solar equipment per day per facility. Its value recovery operations span four countries, and it also employs AI-powered robotic systems and sensor-based sorting to improve recycling efficiency and material separation. The company additionally operates a panel donation pathway - connecting still-functional but displaced panels with second-life placements through partners such as Renewables.org.

We Recycle Solar sits at a critical juncture in the US clean energy supply chain. As the first major wave of utility-scale solar installations - many dating back to 2005-2015 - reaches end-of-life, the need for responsible, compliant, and scalable decommissioning infrastructure is urgent. The materials recovered from solar panels (silver, copper, silicon, aluminum, and glass) are 35-100% import-reliant, largely from China, making domestic recycling infrastructure a national supply chain security priority. By building a vertically integrated, field-to-facility operation with nationwide deployment capacity, We Recycle Solar is establishing the foundational infrastructure for a circular solar economy in the United States.