<div dir="auto">I use CL, 25 to 75 ea. Inverters that work 200 to 250,. With bad modules l take the frames off and they go to a recycling facility that will take them but at a cost, usually 25 ea. Land fills do not except panels any more. I have had better luck selling mono's then poly's, LG, Sharp 175/185's  these go quick, don't even try to sell Trina, BP, Suntec or brands l would never sell new. Had a school that wanted some but l had to pay them a scrap charge so that did not happen.<div dir="auto">Fun times</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jun 30, 2026, 3:34 PM AE Solar via RE-wrenches <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">On a similar tip as Ray we have an Army Surplus type store that will take them, and they seem to disappear. But only in quantities associated with residential systems…not in any sort of bulk. </div><div><br clear="all"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Adam Katzman (he/him)<br>Autonomous Energies | Owner/Operator</div><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.autonomousenergies.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">www.AutonomousEnergies.com</a><br>(518) 567-1468<br></div></div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jun 30, 2026 at 6:27 PM Ray Walters via RE-wrenches <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)">Here in the Denver area, I've taken them to the Habitat for Humanity <br>
Restore.  When I went in a few weeks later, they had sold them all.<br>
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Ray Walters<br>
Remote Solar<br>
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On 6/30/2026 3:27 PM, David Coale via RE-wrenches wrote:<br>
> Hi All,<br>
><br>
> I was wondering what people are doing when they have a bunch of old <br>
> solar panels that work, but are less than 200 watts/20 years old, and <br>
> harder to get rid of?<br>
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> Specifically, in the SF Bay Area, are there any recyclers or <br>
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