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Recycling Solutions: Scaling Circularity With Confidence
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Expand Recycling Operations with Certainty
Intertek CEA delivers independent, third-party verification that validates a solar recycling facility’s R2v3 alignment, material traceability, and circular outcomes across recycling and decommissioning.
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For Recyclers
As more recyclers enter the market, claims of “responsible recycling” are increasingly difficult to verify. At the same time, asset owners and investors are applying greater scrutiny across the full asset lifecycle – raising reputational risk and making it harder for credible recyclers to differentiate themselves from operators that cut corners.
Intertek CEA verifies facility-level performance, material traceability, and mass balance documentation, giving customers, investors, and regulators confidence in operations.
Site-Specific Risk Management
- Navigate regulatory nuances across jurisdictions (e.g., CA DTSC, NYSDEC)
- Evaluate operational alignment with R2v3 standards at each facility
- Verify downstream material disposition and sales traceability
Independent, Trusted Evaluation
- Unbiased readiness scoring and internal audits
- Reduced risk of costly nonconformances
- Benchmarking against industry-leading practices
System Deployment, Simplified
ERP/MES Alignment: Verification that internal systems accurately record material volumes, categories, and processing outcomes – creating reliable and traceable mass balance records.
Outcome
Defensible proof that your processes align with R2v3 standards - reducing compliance risk, supporting expansion, and strengthening positioning with customers, regulators, and capital providers.
Recycler Benefits
- Participate in an annual audit program and achieve one of four-tiered ratings: Bronze, Silver, Gold, or Platinum, plus the new Intertek CEA Verification Stamp
- Use your tiered rating to support internal sales, marketing, and customer engagement
- Recyclers achieving the Intertek CEA Verification Stamp may be publicly listed on the Intertek website as a trusted and verified recycler
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For Developers & Asset Owners
Many recyclers state that end-of-life modules are being “properly recycled.” In practice, up to 90% of PV material is still diverted to landfill. Financiers and stakeholders are signaling that this is no longer sufficient.
Asset owners face financial, regulatory, and reputational risk as industry standards for circularity and end-of-life management take shape.
Intertek CEA evaluates recycling partners and verifies field-to-destination traceability - providing independent confirmation that recovered PV materials follow verified recycling pathways and achieve documented recovery outcomes.
Stakeholder Assurance
- Provide proof of circularity to clients, investors, and financiers
- White-labeled audit summaries for ESG and executive reporting
- Evidence of alignment with circular economy commitments in line with investor expectations
System Decommissioning, Simplified
- Site decommissioning verification (field-level)
- Weather damage and loss assessment (hail, wind, flood, fire)
- Chain-of-custody initiation and documentation
- Field-to-destination traceability reconciliation
Partnership Pathways
- Include Intertek CEA audits in decommissioning plans and contractual requirements
- Coordinate logistics with verified recyclers targeting 90%+ recovery yields
- Access Intertek CEA’s referral network of verified downstream recycling partners
Outcome
Defensible proof of circularity that reduces regulatory and reputational risk, satisfies financier and ESG expectations, and gives stakeholders confidence in decommissioning strategy.
Asset Owner Benefits
- Maintain access to future project funding with independent, auditable proof of circularity and end-of-life compliance expected by financiers and ESG stakeholders
- Reduce reputational and regulatory risk with verified recycling partners, documented chain-of-custody, and assurance that materials are not diverted to landfills or unverified downstream paths
