Resources
Common questions about solar panel recovery and links to useful industry resources.
NSRI collects, assesses, and manages end-of-life solar panels. We determine whether panels can be refurbished for reuse or need to be recycled for material recovery — ensuring nothing goes to landfill unnecessarily.
Australia has over 40 million solar panels installed. As these reach end-of-life, there is currently no viable national recycling pathway — most panels are stockpiled or sent to landfill. NSRI is building the infrastructure to solve this.
Each panel collected by NSRI is assigned a unique QR code identifier. We record key data including condition, output, source, and collection date, then track the panel through to its final outcome — refurbishment or recycling.
We work with local councils, solar installers, commercial asset owners, and government bodies. If your organisation handles or generates end-of-life solar panels, we can help provide a responsible recovery pathway.
NSRI is actively engaging with federal and state government programs focused on solar panel waste management, including upcoming pilot programs for large-scale panel recovery.
Non-recoverable panels are processed for material recovery. Solar panels contain valuable materials including silicon, silver, copper, and aluminium that can be extracted and reused in manufacturing.