Featured in Green leap forward – 02-2012

Strengthening the recycling system

Module recycling: The goal of PV CYCLE is to offer a unified waste management solution to all photovoltaics users in Europe. The association claims that it has taken major strides in this effort. PV CYCLEs Managing Director, Jan Clyncke, elaborates.

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pv magazine

31 Jan 2012

At the beginning of August 2010, PV CYCLE’s system performed its first shipment to a recycling plant. Yet, the number of shipments in 2010 was limited to 80 tons. However, in 2011 we have witnessed a rapid increase in the amount of collected end-of-life modules, which led us to collect the first 1,000 tons at …

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