Your retired panels aren't waste. They're raw material.

India's first crystalline modules are reaching end of life — 340 kilotonnes projected by 2032. Landfill isn't the answer.

Zyron reclaims flat glass, mono-silicon, silver, copper and aluminium at industrial scale — from India's largest solar decommissioning yards to CPCB-audited outbound streams.

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What Zyron stands for

Five commitments — one company.

Z

Zero Waste

Every material stream finds a second use — nothing we process goes to landfill.

Y

Yield Value

We recover the maximum usable material and value from every panel, not just the easy fractions.

R

Reclaim Resources

Glass, silicon, aluminium, and silver go back into supply chains instead of staying buried.

O

On Cycle

Built for continuous, scalable throughput — not one-off batch processing.

N

Net Positive

The full process leaves a smaller footprint than it prevents by keeping panels out of landfill.

The coming wave

The world's first wave of solar panels is reaching end of life.

Modules installed during the 2010s solar boom are now entering their decommissioning window worldwide. Landfill isn't a legal or economic answer at this scale.

Projected stockpile
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Global PV waste by 2050 (IRENA / IEA-PVPS projection).

Global installed base
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Cumulative global solar capacity installed to date.

Recoverable value
0B USD by 2050

USD in recoverable raw material value globally by 2050 (IRENA).

Landfill diversion
0of intake

Zero landfill. Documented residue <1% by mass.

A row of solar panels in a green field with shattered front-glass and delaminating cells — modules at end of life
Global PV installed base
Over 2 TW installed worldwide — the earliest cohorts now enter their decommissioning window.
How We Recover It

Every panel returns.

Nothing is lost. Every gram of glass, silicon, aluminium and silver goes back into circulation.

Our process — mechanical delamination meets low-temperature thermolysis.

Designed for the actual chemistry of crystalline-silicon modules: gentle enough to preserve glass integrity for float-glass buyers, aggressive enough to fully separate silver and copper fractions.

Mechanical delamination

Twin-shaft granulation isolates the aluminium frame and junction box intact before glass separation. Preserves the integrity of the front-glass fraction for direct sale to float-glass remanufacturers.

STAGE 01 · < 45°C AMBIENT · CONTINUOUS FEED

Low-temperature thermolysis

EVA encapsulant is oxidised at 450–520°C in a controlled O₂-lean environment, releasing the silicon-and-silver stack without contaminating the glass or fusing the busbars.

STAGE 02 · 450–520°C · O₂-LEAN

Wet-chemical concentration

Silver and copper are recovered downstream via nitric leach followed by cementation and electrowinning. Outbound assay ≥99.9% Ag; the polymer stream is directed to cement kilns as co-processing fuel.

STAGE 03 · WET · ELECTROWON

What comes out — every layer accounted for.

Per-fraction recovery from a typical crystalline-silicon module, measured across a rolling 12-month intake sample at our Gujarat line.

Material composition (approx. by mass)
Glass~74%
Silicon~10%
Aluminium~8%
Back Sheet~5%
EVA~3%
100% Recyclable

Recovery rates by fraction

Hover a material card to see how it maps to the recovered fraction. Figures reflect a 60-cell polycrystalline / mono-PERC input mix at our Gujarat line.

Aluminium
99%
Flat glass
98%
Copper
95%
Silver
88%
Silicon
85%
Polymers
72%

Thin-film modules (CdTe, CIGS) are processed on a separate line — figures on request.

What we recycle

Every mainstream PV module — handled correctly.

Different cell chemistries need different processing recipes. Hover a card to see how we handle each type.

From your yard to our line

A four-step intake, built for EPCs and installers.

Unpredictable batch sizes, mixed vintages, and audit trails that need to hold up years later. Watch each step light up as you scroll →

Step 01 · Declare

Declare the batch

Give us panel count, approximate make/vintage, and yard location. A 40-panel rooftop lot is treated with the same paperwork spine as a 40,000-panel utility decommissioning.

Online · 5 minutes
Step 02 · Manifest

Pickup & hazardous-goods manifest

Transport partner arrives with sealed crates and a manifest pre-filled in your name. Weighbridge tickets go onto the chain-of-custody record before the truck leaves the yard.

72-hour SLA · Gujarat
Step 03 · Thermolysis

Thermal delamination & assay

Mechanical delamination, controlled-atmosphere thermolysis, wet-chemical concentration. Every batch is assayed for recovered mass by fraction; you receive the report with your closure certificate.

Batch-tracked · Independently assayed
Step 04 · EPR Filing

EPR credit filing & closure

Recycling certificate under CPCB SPW rules, EPR credit filing support, and a signed mass-balance statement suitable for producer, insurer or lender review.

Filed within 21 days
Testing for reuse

Not every retired panel is scrap.

Before any module enters delamination, we check whether it can go back into service. A second-life pass extends the panel's working life — and cuts your recycling cost.

Not every retired panel is scrap. Modules under 10 years old are often still functional, just running below rated output. Before any panel goes through delamination, we run it through a reuse-eligibility check: a power output test, an electroluminescence scan for hidden microcracks, and basic electrical safety checks.

Panels that pass go back into service as second-life modules — extending their working life and cutting your recycling cost. Panels that don't pass move straight into full material recovery. Either way, you get a written report and a compliant paper trail.

Pass → second life Redeployed as certified second-life modules.
Fail → material recovery Into delamination for maximum-yield recovery.

Power output test

Compares actual Pmax against the module's rated STC output. Modules ≥ 80% rated typically pass for second-life redeployment.

Electroluminescence scan

Injects forward current and images the cell; reveals hairline cracks and dead sections invisible on the surface.

Electrical safety checks

Insulation resistance, ground continuity, and wet leakage — the same tests an installer runs before re-mounting a module on a live array.

Why work with Zyron

Five reasons the paperwork adds up.

Recycling is table stakes. The difference is in what you actually get back — documentation, recovery quality, and a partner who can scale from a single rooftop swap to a full solar-park decommissioning.

01

CPCB-authorised

Every batch we process is backed by proper documentation and compliance paperwork, not informal scrap handling.

02

95% material recovery

Thermal delamination keeps glass, aluminium, and silicon separated and reusable, not shredded into low-value mixed waste.

03

Transparent reporting

You get a batch manifest and recovery certificate for every consignment, ready for your own compliance records.

04

Built for scale

From a 40-panel rooftop swap to a full solar-park decommissioning, the same process and paperwork apply.

05

Local, fast turnaround

Based in Gujarat with regional logistics, so pickup and processing don't sit in a queue for weeks.

Compliance stack

Every recycler claims compliance. Ours is auditable.

Solar photovoltaic waste in India falls under the E-Waste Management Rules, 2022 — as amended for SPW in 2023 — governed by CPCB authorisation and state pollution board consents. This is the framework our process is built to meet.

CPCB authorisation

Central Pollution Control Board authorisation is required to process solar photovoltaic waste under SPW-2023 — governs siting, capacity limits, and reporting.

GPCB consent to operate

Gujarat Pollution Control Board Consolidated Consent covers red-category hazardous handlers — all wet and thermal processing lines fall under this.

ISO 14001 : 2015

Environmental management system certification. Annual audits by IAF-accredited third parties are the standard external validation.

EPR facility partner

Registered EPR service providers on the CPCB portal generate transferable EPR credits on behalf of producers.

Chain-of-custody

Barcoded batch manifests from your gate to the weighbridge to processed-fraction outbound. Full audit export in CSV.

Downstream verification

All outbound streams must flow to named, audited off-takers. No brokers, no untracked exports.

Sample audit pack

Chain-of-Custody & EPR Audit Trail Report

A redacted 12-page PDF built from a real Q3 utility-decommissioning intake — batch manifest, weighbridge tickets, per-fraction assay, EPR credit filing receipt, and downstream off-taker declarations. What your auditor will actually see.

PDF · 1.8 MB 12 pages Rev 2024.09
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Yield & carbon calculator

What's on your yard in tonnes and CO₂?

Live estimate for your decommissioning batch. Move the slider or type your capacity — the recoverable tonnage and diverted-CO₂ figures update as you go. Apply the result straight into a pickup request.

Decommissioned capacity

Assumes utility-scale crystalline modules — ~50 t & ~2,500 modules per MW.

MW
1 MW 500 MW
Panels recycled
25,000panels
Total modules routed through the recovery line, based on the capacity you entered.
CO₂ diverted
750t CO₂e
Vs. landfill baseline + virgin-material displacement.
34,000trees / year
Equivalent CO₂ absorbed by mature trees over one year (EPA: ~22 kg CO₂/tree·yr)
163cars off road / year
Same CO₂ as a typical passenger car driven for a year (EPA: 4.6 t CO₂/car·yr)
Buy recovered material

Fractions ready for the next melt.

Every fraction we recover is graded, assayed, and offered to downstream buyers directly — no brokers, no untracked exports. Volume-tier pricing available for repeat off-takers.

Shards of recovered low-iron flat glass

Recovered Glass

≥99% purity · low-iron

Low-iron flat glass fraction reclaimed from PV modules. Suitable for float-glass remanufacture or container-glass cullet feed.

Bundle of recovered aluminium frame bars

Recovered Aluminium

6xxx-series frame stock

Extruded aluminium frame material recovered intact from module tear-down. Direct-melt input for smelter partners.

Recovered dark-blue monocrystalline silicon cell fragments

Recovered Silicon

99.9% metallurgical grade

Metallurgical-grade recovered mono-silicon suitable for polysilicon-refining feedstock or specialty-alloy production.

Coils of recovered copper wire in a glass jar

Copper & Silver

Ag ≥99.9% · LBMA-ready

Wet-chemically concentrated Ag/Cu fraction from cell busbars and interconnects. Refiner-ready with full assay on request.

Why we exist

Purpose, mission, and where we're headed.

The short version of what drives the work — and the standard we hold ourselves to when a truckload of retired modules arrives on the yard.

01 · Purpose

Solar was supposed to solve a waste problem.

Solar power was supposed to solve a waste problem, not create a new one twenty years later. We exist to make sure it doesn't.

02 · Mission

Maximum material back, minimum friction for owners.

To recover the maximum usable material from every retired solar panel we touch, and make responsible disposal the easiest option for module owners — not the hardest.

03 · Vision

No panel in a landfill. Every gram back into use.

A solar industry where no panel ends up in a landfill, and every gram of glass, silicon, aluminium, and silver goes back into use.

FAQ

Common questions, clear answers.

Six things module owners ask most often before their first pickup. For anything else, the supplier desk is one email away.

What panel types can I send you?
Monocrystalline, polycrystalline, TOPCon, HJT, and thin-film silicon-based modules.
Do you collect, or do I deliver?
We arrange pickup for larger batches; smaller lots can be dropped at our Gujarat facility.
Is there a cost?
Cost depends on volume and panel condition — request a quote and we'll give you a clear per-batch estimate.
Do I get proof of disposal?
Yes — every batch gets a recovery/compliance certificate you can keep for your own records.
Can I remove the aluminium frame myself first?
No — frame removal is part of our certified process; removing it beforehand can affect compliance documentation.
Do you accept panels from outside Gujarat?
Yes, we coordinate logistics for interstate pickups.
Get a quote

Tell us what's
on the yard. We'll do the rest.

A member of our supplier desk responds within one business day with an indicative rate per tonne, pickup schedule, and the paperwork bundle for your compliance team.

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