The Solar Recycling Company

What The Solar Recycling Company does

The Solar Recycling Company is a Santa Ana, California-based commercial solar panel recycler founded in 2019 that provides end-of-life photovoltaic module management for utility-scale, commercial, and industrial customers across the United States. The company operates a five-step process — Discovery, Estimation, Logistics, Reprocessing, and Certification — using a mechanical, chemical-free recycling line that recovers glass, aluminum, silicon, copper, silver, and other materials, with a stated 98% materials recovery rate and zero-landfill outcome. It additionally runs a secondary buy/sell marketplace for surplus new and used panels, inverters, and batteries with international shipping capability.

The company serves EPC contractors, commercial solar installers and developers, O&M providers, utility-scale solar farms, and energy and utility companies, with a 100-panel minimum project threshold that concentrates engagement on enterprise and field-sales-served accounts. Pricing is quote-based and project-driven, with no public tiers; customers submit project details via a website form and receive estimates within 24 business hours, after which panels are shipped (sometimes on a prepaid label) to the recycling center for processing and certification. The go-to-market is sales-led, supported by a SEO-optimized website with 50+ state-specific landing pages that function as both a demand-generation channel and a conversion path.

The Solar Recycling Company self-identifies as the only certified commercial solar panel recycler in California and claims 100% regulatory compliance, backed by Certificates of Completion for every project. Disclosed enterprise clients include MN8, Kingston, Duckhorn, Blattner, Solv, Nova-Source, IKEA, and Costera. The company is privately held with 11-50 employees and no disclosed funding rounds, suggesting a bootstrapped, founder-led operating model in a sector where end-of-life volumes are expected to scale materially as early-generation installations reach their 25-30 year operating lifespan.

Name

The Solar Recycling Company

Legal name

The Solar Recycling Company

Website

https://solarrecycling.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Solar Recycling Company is a Santa Ana, California-based commercial solar panel recycler serving EPC contractors, utilities, O&M providers, and commercial installers across all 50 U.S. states. It uses a mechanical, chemical-free process to recover glass, aluminum, silicon, silver, and copper from end-of-life photovoltaic modules, inverters, and batteries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Solar Panel Recycling

NAICS

Materials Recovery Facilities (56292)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

PV Module & Panel Recycling (Glass, Silicon, Metals Recovery) (EUAMALAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Solar End-of-Life, Recycling & Decommissioning (Panels, Inverters, Racking) (EUAMABAM), PV Balance-of-System (BOS) Recycling (Inverters, Racking, Wiring, Transformers) (EUAMALAB), Circularity, Refurbishment & Resale (Used Modules/Turbines/Components) (EUAMALAK)

Keywords

• Solar panel recycling
• Photovoltaic recycling
• Solar asset recovery
• Solar decommissioning
• Material recovery services

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Ana

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Solar Panel Recycling Services: Fee-based recycling services for end-of-life, damaged, or decommissioned solar panels, inverters, and batteries. The company charges for responsible recycling and issues a Certificate of Completion confirming regulatory compliance.
2. Secondary Market — Buy/Sell Used Solar Equipment: The company operates a secondary marketplace for surplus new and used solar panels, inverters, and battery storage. They buy decommissioned or surplus equipment and resell to buyers globally, shipping internationally.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

The Solar Recycling Company provides commercial and utility-scale solar panel recycling and asset recovery services, including decommissioning, secure collection and transportation, mechanical dismantling, and material separation of end-of-life photovoltaic modules. The company recovers high-value materials such as glass, aluminum, silicon, copper, and silver for reintroduction into manufacturing supply chains and operates a secondary market for buying and selling surplus or used solar panels, inverters, and battery storage.

Product overview

The Solar Recycling Company offers a unified recycling and asset recovery service platform for commercial and utility-scale solar equipment. The core offering is professional solar panel recycling, supported by complementary modules for inverter recycling, battery recycling, and decommissioning services. A secondary market module enables clients to sell or buy surplus/used solar equipment. The five-step Solar Recycling Process (Discovery, Estimation, Logistics, Reprocessing, Certification) forms the operational backbone, recovering materials including glass, aluminum, silicon, silver, copper, and wiring for reintroduction into manufacturing supply chains.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 98% materials recovered from recycled solar panels
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• ROSI Solar: France-based specialist recycler of high-purity materials from end-of-life PV modules, with comparable mechanical-and-chemical recovery flow and a focus on silver and silicon recovery. Functions as a direct European equivalent to The Solar Recycling Company in serving commercial and utility-scale PV operators.
• SolarCycle: U.S.-based solar panel recycling startup using mechanical and thermal processes to recover glass, silver, silicon, and aluminum from end-of-life PV modules. Direct competitor with similar fee-based recycling model and secondary-market for recovered materials, also serving U.S. utility and commercial customers.

Regional players

• Rinovasol: German PV recycling company operating one of Europe's dedicated c-Si module recycling lines, recovering wafers, cells, and encapsulant materials. Comparable end-of-life PV recycling capability, but primarily competing in the European market rather than U.S. commercial projects.
• RecyclePV: Australia/New Zealand-based solar panel recycling specialist providing end-of-life collection and processing for commercial and residential PV systems. Directly comparable service offering and recovery economics, though focused on the ANZ market rather than the U.S.
• Envar Recycling: UK-based WEEE and electronic waste recycler that has added solar PV panel handling to its materials recovery operations. Comparable business model overlap as an electronics-and-PV recycler, but serves UK/European waste streams rather than U.S. commercial solar.

Emerging players

• Redwood Materials: U.S. battery recycling specialist building domestic infrastructure for end-of-life lithium-ion battery processing. Relevant adjacent peer to The Solar Recycling Company's battery recycling module and signals where scaled U.S. end-of-life energy-storage recycling may head.
• Li-Cycle: Public lithium-ion battery recycler with a 'spoke-and-hub' network recovering black mass from end-of-life batteries. Directly comparable to the company's solar battery recycling service line, though focused on chemical/metallurgical battery streams rather than PV modules.

Broad incumbents

• Veolia: Global environmental services and waste management incumbent that operates specialized PV panel recycling lines in Europe and is expanding U.S. hazardous-waste capability. Overlaps with The Solar Recycling Company in end-of-life solar handling but competes from a much broader waste-management platform rather than a dedicated solar focus.
• First Solar: Vertically integrated thin-film PV manufacturer operating one of the longest-running dedicated PV recycling programs (for cadmium telluride modules) with high recovery rates. Comparable as a reference architecture for closed-loop solar recycling, though vertically captured rather than serving third-party panels.
• SUEZ: Global water and waste management group with hazardous and electronic waste handling capacity that extends into PV module disposal in select European markets. Comparable in end-of-life solar handling capability, though offered as part of a far broader environmental services portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/solarrecyclingco

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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