RECYCLING PROCEDURE

NEED FOR RECYCLING

Polymer

Copper

Cost reduction due to
Enhanced sustainability
reuse of components
Government support
due to CSR initiative
Glass
The constituents of the solar
panel can each be extracted and
Aluminium recycled for reuse based on the
above model

COMPONENTS OF SOLAR PANEL

Separation
Separation of the glass and
the silicon wafer Inverters recycled with Battery-based grid energy with
electronic waste current batter based recycling.  

Removal Purification
Removal of the frame Separation and purification of the
and junction box silicon cells and specialty metals

racking recycled with

scrap metals

RECYCLING PROCESS SECTIONAL RECYCLING

 RECYCLED COMPONENTS
USES OF RECYCLED COMPONENTS POLICY FOR RECYCLING MANUFACTURERS
The government can incentivise and subsidize manufacturers
Reused as solar panels in of solar panels who recycle their components.
different location

Sol
ar
Re
use
Electric

Reused in charging
stations Reused for
production of EVs

The 2022 Rules have modified the EPR framework and require producers to meet their recycling
targets as per Schedule III and IV only through registered e-waste recyclers to ensure the This reduces the overall cost of manufacture by
environmentally sound management of such waste
71.7 crore in a single year alone
Utilised in Utilised in the
metallurgical chemical and thermal This contributes to an overall increase in manufacture
industry too industry productivity that enhances exportability
Source- cstep.in