Annual end-of-life solar PV panel volume

The annual volume of end-of-life solar PV panels globally is projected to exceed 3 million tonnes by 2035, increasing to over 25 million tonnes by 2050.

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IRENA. (2035). End-of-life management for a circular economy: Solar PV panels. Retrieved September 15, 2026, from https://www.irena.org/Publications/2026/Jul/End-of-life-management-for-a-circular-economy-Solar-PV-panels. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC42G6MK2ANJH18YFCM

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MLA

IRENA. "End-of-life management for a circular economy: Solar PV panels." 2035, https://www.irena.org/Publications/2026/Jul/End-of-life-management-for-a-circular-economy-Solar-PV-panels. Accessed 15 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC42G6MK2ANJH18YFCM.

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Chicago

IRENA. "End-of-life management for a circular economy: Solar PV panels." 2035. https://www.irena.org/Publications/2026/Jul/End-of-life-management-for-a-circular-economy-Solar-PV-panels. Accessed September 15, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC42G6MK2ANJH18YFCM.

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@misc{irena2035life18yfcm, author = {{IRENA}}, title = {End-of-life management for a circular economy: Solar PV panels}, year = {2035}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC42G6MK2ANJH18YFCM}, note = {Original source: https://www.irena.org/Publications/2026/Jul/End-of-life-management-for-a-circular-economy-Solar-PV-panels. Accessed September 15, 2026.} }

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Record last modified 15 September 2026. Value type: forecast. Update cadence: annual. This page is permanently addressable at statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC42G6MK2ANJH18YFCM.