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Residential and RV solar panels

How to safely dispose of residential solar panels

Solar panels

Examples of solar panels

  • Residential solar panels
  • RV solar panels

Panels made of:

  • Silicon (Monocrystalline & Polycrystalline)
  • Thin Film: solar panels with a thin film of photovoltaic material on a substrate such as glass, plastic or metal

  • Take to a special drop-off location

To properly dispose of solar panels, please contact ARMA (Alberta Recycling Management Authority) at collection.sites@albertarecycling.ca 
or call 1-888-999-8762.

Solar panels are not accepted in regular waste bins and cannot be disposed of at the landfill.

Special instructions

  • Do NOT put panels in your blue cart as these items can damage the equipment at the recycling facility.

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