End-Of-Life Solar Panels: Navigating the First Wave

August 21st, 2025 |  2:00 - 3:30 PM ET


As the first major wave of solar photovoltaic (PV) installations in the U.S. reaches the end of its 25-year lifecycle, a new and pressing challenge is emerging: what happens to all the retired panels? Coupled with recent trade tariffs and increasing domestic manufacturing, the U.S. solar sector faces a critical inflection point. Without effective recycling infrastructure, mounting PV waste could undermine the industry's environmental credibility and create costly liabilities.


Join us for a timely and essential conversation exploring:

  • The scale and timing of the coming PV waste wave
  • Policy gaps and opportunities at the federal and state levels
  • Emerging recycling technologies and material recovery options
  • Market and economic drivers shaping end-of-life (EOL) solutions
  • What manufacturers, developers, and policymakers must do now to build a circular solar economy


This webinar will bring together industry experts to unpack the implications of this issue and outline a path forward to ensure that solar power remains not just clean — but truly sustainable.

Meet our Speakers:

Palav Madakasira, XX, Eunomia Research & Consulting


Roin Ingenthron, CEO, Good Point Recycling

Robin Ingenthron  is CEO of Good Point Recycling of Middlebury, VT, and Brockton, MA.   In the 1990s, Robin was Director of the Recycling Program at the Massachusetts DEP.   He has a BA degree in International Relations (Carleton College, 1984) and an MBA from Boston University.  Robin Ingenthron is a former Peace Corps volunteer and employee (Cameroon, Africa 1984-86) and is founder of Fair Trade Recycling, an export reform group (WR3A.org). A writer and public speaker, he was called “The Best Scrap Blogger in the World” by Bloomberg columnist and recycling author Adam Minter, and named one of 100 Top Recyclers worldwide by Recycling International in 2021, 2022, and 2023.  


American Retroworks Inc. has its own division, Good Point Recycling, which is actively collecting, evaluating, trading and arranging for EOL processing under three statewide contracts.  They are headquartered in Middlebury, Vermont, with facilities in Brockton and Springfield Massachusetts.


Glenn Laga, XX, Commercial Solar Recycling


John Carhart, XX, Eunomia Research & Consulting