NewsThe operations of "We Recycle Solar" are set to expand in Arizona
May 17, 2023
'We Recycle Solar' has recycled or remarketed more than 500,000 end-of-life solar panels to date and diverted 23 million lbs. of hazardous solar panel waste from landfills.
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- We Recycle Solar, Inc. is North America’s first vertically-integrated solar panel recycling and remarketing organization, based in Yuma, Arizona.
- The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) estimated that cumulative solar panel waste will reach up to 1 million tons by 2030 and 78 million tons by 2050.
- With the addition of new lines of machinery and enhanced technology, they have increased their processing capacity to 10 panels per minute with the ability to process panels of every make and model, even those that are severely damaged.
- In a single year, they have the capability to process 69 million lbs. for recycling and reuse with plans to quadruple capacity by 2028.
