Entrepreneur Recycles Metal and Other Parts of Old Solar Panels

We Recycle Solar Chief Executive Officer Adam Saghei shows metals removed from solar panels to be recycled at the We Recycle Solar plant in Yuma, Arizona, Dec. 6, 2023. Damaged solar panels to be recycled are pictured at the We Recycle Solar plant in Yuma, Arizona, Dec. 6, 2023. Workers dismantle solar panels to be recycled at the We Recycle Solar plant in Yuma, Arizona, Dec. 6, 2023. Smashed solar pannels are ictured at the We Recycle Solar plant in Yuma, Arizona, Dec. 6, 2023.

As the world pivots from planet-warming fossil fuels to renewable energy, a new pollution problem is rearing its head: What to do with old or worn-out solar panels?