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Solar Panels - Recycling and Reuse

Environment and Protected Areas is seeking input from stakeholders and Indigenous communities and organizations to support the identification of policy options and programs to address end-of-life management of solar panels. These options would be complementary to the Alberta Recycling Management Authorities (ARMA) work on designing and implementing a stewardship program for solar panels.  

Specifically, this engagement is an opportunity to provide Environment and Protected Areas with Alberta-specific context input on:

  • the opportunities and challenges associated with recycling and reusing solar panels, 
  • identifying the policy gaps that lead to landfill disposal instead of reuse and recycling, and 
  • the policy tools and programs that could address these gaps.  

This feedback opportunity will be open from August 8 until September 21, 2025.


POPA statement 

Your privacy is important

The personal information collected through this feedback form is for the development of potential policies and programs to support solar panel reuse and management at end-of-life. This collection is authorized by Section 4(c) of the Protection of Privacy Act. 

For questions about the collection of personal information, contact the Director of Circular Economy and Waste Management, Environment and Protected Areas by email at EPA.RecyclingRegulation@gov.ab.ca   

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Potential new management policies - Policy Questions

Currently, solar panels in Canada are landfilled at end-of-life, are stockpiled awaiting local recycling, or are voluntarily shipped to the United States for management.

This section is an opportunity to provide your thoughts on: 

  • landfill bans that prohibit the disposal of solar panels,
  • reuse of panels, including standards and targets for refurbishment and recertification of solar panels (for energy storage and on the gird) as well as regulation and building code to ensure reuse is safe,
  • recycling requirements to support the manufacture, import and distribution of recycled materials in panels.