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Where Do Solar Panels Go When They Die? The Answer Is a Work in Progress.

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Massachusetts’ achievement of 2025 net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions rests upon rapid electrification of the energy grid and substantial growth in solar electricity generation. As of 2023, nearly a quarter of the...more

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EPA Announces Plan to Modify and Expand the RCRA Universal Waste Rule for Lithium Batteries and Solar Panels

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As part of an effort to improve the recycling and management of wastes from the generation and storage of renewable energy, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced that it is developing a proposed...more

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Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Huntsville Solar Panel Manufacturing Facility...

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and LG Electronics USA, Inc. (“LG”) entered into a January 6th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the ADEM Administrative Code addressing...more

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Renewable Energy: California Department of Toxic Substances Control Classifies Solar Panels as Universal Waste

The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (“DTSC”) announced in an October 26th news release that it was classifying hazardous waste (i.e., discarded) solar panels as universal waste. DTSC states that the...more

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California Classifies Solar Panels as Universal Waste

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The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) recently finalized long-awaited revisions to its hazardous waste regulations that will allow PV solar panels to be managed as “universal waste” beginning on January...more

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Photovoltaic Modules (Solar Panels)/Universal Waste: California Department of Toxic Substances Control Proposed Designation

The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (“DTSC“) is proposing to include photovoltaic modules (“PV”) on the list of hazardous wastes eligible to be managed as universal waste. PV modules are commonly...more

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