SolarCycle has commenced the recycling of solar panels at its new facility in Cedartown, Georgia.

This 255,000 square foot recycling facility is home to SolarCycle's proprietary next-generation advanced recycling technology, which has a throughput more than twice that of the company's first-generation recycling line. The new process achieves 100% diversion from landfills and recovers 96% of the value from silver, copper, aluminum, glass, and other key minerals in solar panels. The plant currently processes thousands of solar panels per week and will continue to expand to process 1 million solar panels per year by the end of 2026. At full capacity, the facility can process up to 5 GW of solar panels per year.

Suvi Sharma, CEO and co-founder of SolarCycle, stated, "Our recycling facility in Cedartown represents a significant shift in the way we provide end-of-life infrastructure. Our next phase of growth focuses on bringing solar recycling to an industrial scale and providing our customers with winning economic benefits, so that as solar deployment continues to accelerate, the industry can retain a significant amount of critical materials within the domestic supply chain."

The recycling facility is adjacent to SolarCycle's future solar glass manufacturing plant, creating an integrated park aimed at recycling and remanufacturing high-value materials from scrapped solar panels. The company has secured commitments from customers covering more than 80% of the glass factory's planned 5 GW production capacity, reflecting strong demand for domestically produced solar materials. The project is expected to break ground in mid-2026 and deliver the first batch of glass in 2028.