Commercial Solar Panel Recycling offers special rate for PV panels damaged in hurricanes - Recycling Today

Nov 06, 2024

By DeAnne Toto, Editorial Director

Commercial Solar Panel Recycling, Phillipsburg, New Jersey, has announced it will provide relief services to homeowners, utilities and businesses with damaged solar panels resulting from recent hurricanes.

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The company, a member of the Washington-based Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), is offering a special rate to pick up, transport and recycle palletized damaged solar panels in affected areas, including Florida, Georgia and North Carolina.

“We understand the devastating impact of hurricanes on photovoltaic installations, whether they’re installed on homes or large utility-scale farms,” says Glenn Laga, co-founder of Commercial Solar Panel Recycling. “By offering this special service, our goal is to be a resource and helpmate that alleviates the burden on communities and landfills while contributing to the recovery process.”

"The recent hurricanes have highlighted the importance of responsible solar panel disposal," adds Sarah Damaskos, managing director of Commercial Solar Panel Recycling. "As we prepare to attend SEIA's RE+ Florida trade show (Nov. 14 and 15 in Orlando), we're eager to discuss long-range sustainable end-of-life solutions for solar panels and help communities recover from these devastating storms."

Those interested in learning more about the relief offer or scheduling a meeting at the SEIA RE+ Florida show should contact Damaskos at [email protected].

In addition to a 35,000-square-foot processing facility in Phillipsburg, Commercial Solar Panel Recycling operates a second processing facility of the same size in Atwater, California, Laga says. The company has additional sites in Somerset, Kentucky; Temple, Texas; and Mankato, Minnesota, according to its website, were it performs triage work.

The company plans to crush the glass from the solar panels it handles as well as other forms of laminated glass, including automobile windshields and moon roofs, Laga says, though that capability is likely a year-and-a-half out. Commercial Solar Panel Recycling expects to provide cullet to the solar panel industry as well as to the paint and abrasives industries.