California Solar Panel Disposal Rules Face Recycling Uncertainty, Changes

California’s novel universal waste (UW) rules for disposing spent photovoltaic (PV) solar panels, which take effect Jan. 1, are raising uncertainty about how fast they may spur new in-state recycling facilities for the hazardous material, while solar industry and other groups are eyeing “cleanup legislation” to relax some of the new requirements. “There will be a new [legislative] session to clean this up and fix parts of the regulation where” the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) “didn’t want to...