Green Earth Recycle, a Southern Nevada, minority-owned, DBE-certified, recycling company has recently been awarded a contract to remove and recycle damaged solar modules from the Arrow Canyon Solar Project in Apex, Nevada.
“We are very excited about this award and the opportunity to divert these solar modules from the overall waste stream and our local landfills. Ahead of legislation requiring recycling of solar modules, it is very positive that companies like McCarthy Building Companies and EDF Renewables are committed to the environment and not allowing this waste just to be shipped to the landfill in dumpsters,” says Tim Brown, president of Green Earth Recycle.
Many solar projects across the US end up with damaged panels upon installation from trucking and handling. It is Green Earth Recycle’s goal to recycle, repurpose, and/or re-invent these modules to a form that not only saves waste but reuses the valuable materials within these panels, like aluminum, glass, and silicon.
“As we work to support the goals of businesses, communities, and utilities to establish a sustainable clean energy infrastructure, McCarthy is continually looking for innovative ways to further this objective,” said Chris Fletcher, project director for McCarthy Building Companies Renewable Energy and Storage Group. “Through partnerships like this, with Green Earth Recycle and EDF Renewables, we are able to push forward even further with environmentally conscious solutions that reduce waste while maintaining the high-performance goals of the solar facilities we are building around the nation.”
With the USA’s growing energy needs and more solar installations being constructed around the country, protecting the waste stream from materials that have valuable components that can be extracted and reused is the right thing to do. Green Earth Recycle is a new company created to support the renewable energy sector’s growth as communities transition to reliable clean energy solutions. Green Earth Recycle seeks to be the first closed-loop recycler of solar modules, thereby creating an ever-revolving means of renewable green energy for future generations.
Green Earth Recycle is a minority-owned, DBE Certified company whose goal is to advance sustainable living by creating means to recycle clean energy products and reduce waste generated during photovoltaic panel installation. We’re striving to make a lasting difference in our environment. We believe that sustainable living must prioritize renewable energy and a reduction of landfill waste generated by renewable energy products. Our vision for the future is to be the first closed-loop recycler of solar modules, thereby creating an ever-revolving means of renewable green energy for future generations. www.greenearthrecycle.com
