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The California Product Stewardship Council (CPSC) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and California’s leading expert on Product Stewardship and the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) movement.

In partnership with the Zero Waste Marin Joint Powers Authority, CPSC has been piloting solar panel collection within Marin County since 2024. In addition, funded by CalRecycle, CPSC has partnered with StopWaste and Solano, to pilot solar panel collection within Alameda and Solano County.

The below questions are to help us better understand the current state of solar panel reuse and recycling in both Marin and Alameda Counties and to gauge interest in future solar panel collection events.

Solar panel collection events are open to residential panels only.

Please complete this form at your earliest convenience.

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* 1. Please list the Counties you service for residential solar panel installations. (i.e. Marin, Alameda, Solano)

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* 2. What do you tell customers asking about end-of-life management for their solar panels?

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* 3. Will you pick up the residential solar panels at the end of the lease/agreement or contract for a disposal cost?

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* 4. How have you disposed of nonviable PV panels in the past?

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* 5. What is the most difficult part of recycling PV panels?

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* 6. How do you manage solar panels that are still viable or reusable? Roughly, how many viable or reusable solar panels do you have per month?

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* 7. Do you have any solar panels stockpiled waiting for disposal?

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* 8. If you have solar panels stockpiled waiting for disposal, please describe. (i.e. How many solar panels? How long have you had them?)

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* 9. Rate your willingness to pay for each solar panel collection service.

  Willing to pay Neutral Not willing to pay
Appointment based pick-up at the residential address
Appointment based pick-up at the installer business address
Public drop-off location at a parking lot or other central location
Public drop-off location at a regional E-waste or HHW facility
Manufacturer take-back

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* 10. What is the maximum amount you would be willing to pay at a public solar panel drop-off for reuse and recycling?

*Note: Drop-off would be at your convenience and all dropped off solar panels would be tested for reuse.

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* 11. Would you be interested in dropping off solar panels if the County offered a solar panel recycling event for free residential decommissioned solar panels?

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* 12. Please rank your preferred type of solar panel collection event.

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* 13. How far are you willing to drive to drop-off solar panels for reuse and recycling?

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* 14. Are you willing to offer installation for reused solar panels?

*Note: For non-residential installation projects. (Ex: agrivoltaics)

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* 15. If answered "yes" to Q14, do you currently re-install used solar panels? If so, in what applications?

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* 16. If you answered "no" to Q14, why are you not willing to offer installation for reused solar panels? Please provide your reasoning.

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* 17. How can solar panel recycling be improved locally?

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* 18. Please confirm your name, title, company, and contact information.

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* 19. Other Comments?

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