Tools & Resources

As the global installed capacity of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules near terawatt levels, responsible end-of-life management is becoming increasingly important to ensure today's clean energy solutions do not pose a future waste burden. In this report, First Solar looks at the growing importance of PV recycling and its impact on the total life cycle costs of PV generation assets.

First Solar has a long-standing leadership position in solar photovoltaic (PV) recycling with over a decade of experience in operating high-value PV recycling facilities on a global and industrial scale. While most PV recycling processes focus only on recovering high-mass fraction materials such as glass and frames (i.e. bulk recycling), First Solar’s high-value recycling process goes further by also recovering the semiconductor material for reuse. Our high-value recycling process recovers more than 90% of the semiconductor material for reuse in new First Solar modules and 90% of the glass for use in new glass container products. To learn more about First Solar’s recycling service, please see visit our website: http://www.firstsolar.com/en/Modules/Recycling

Collection of publicly available educational resources that may be helpful to recyclers, repurposers and other stakeholders seeking additional information regarding proper handling and disposal of end of life electric vehicle (EV) batteries.

Educational resources sponsored by the Consumer Technology Association, and created by Young Minds Inspired, for teachers, students and parents to encourage proper recycling of E-waste. Drive traffic to GreenerGadgets.com to find out where to recycle your e-waste. Content designed to meet STEM standards. Can be used at home, at school and online.

Continuus Materials vision is to be a global leader in solving our plastic waste crisis. We take discarded plastic and waste paper and turn it into roofing material for flat commercial buildings. For every 1,000 sq. ft of Everboard installed we UPCYCLE 2,000 lbs. of waste plastic and fiber. We mine the leftovers from the recycling facility or the municipal waste stream and through our patent pending system we sort and come up with the perfect input for our product. We have married two of the largest industries to tackle this problem at scale – waste and building products. Our leadership includes senior executives from these two industries with more than 200 years of combined experience…and we are absolutely committed to circularity and will take back our boards at end of use.

Educational resources sponsored by the Paper & Packaging Board, and created by Young Minds Inspired, for teachers, students and parents to encourage recycling of paper and packaging products, and the consumption of products made out of recycled paper. Content designed to meet STEM standards. Can be used at home, at school and online.

Fact Sheet on the Iron and Steel (Ferrous) Scrap Industry

Summary of Textile material-specific data specific to Municipal Solid Waste

Classroom materials and facts for discussing textile recycling