Solar cycle has started recycling solar panels at its new facility in Cedartown, Georgia.
The 255,000 feet2 The recycling facility is home to SolarCycle’s proprietary next-generation advanced recycling technology, which delivers more than double the throughput of the company’s first-generation recycling lines. The new process enables 100% diversion from landfill and recovers 96% of the value from silver, copper, aluminum, glass and other crucial minerals in a solar panel. The site now processes thousands of solar panels per week and will continue to scale up to one million panels per year by the end of 2026. At full capacity, the location can process up to 5 GW of solar panels annually.
“Our recycling facility in Cedartown represents a step change in the way we deliver end-of-life infrastructure,” said Suvi Sharma, CEO and co-founder of SolarCycle. “The next phase of our growth is all about bringing solar recycling to industrial scale and delivering winning economics for our customers, so the industry can keep large quantities of critical materials in domestic supply chains as solar deployment continues to accelerate.”
The recycling facility is located adjacent to SolarCycle’s future solar glass manufacturing plant, creating an integrated campus designed to recover and remanufacture high-quality materials from waste solar panels. The company has already secured customer commitments covering more than 80% of the glass plant’s planned 5 GW capacity, reflecting strong demand for domestically manufactured solar materials. The project is on track to start in mid-2026 and deliver the first glass production in 2028.
