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Nick,<div><br></div><div>I've never had to recycle any PV modules yet, but I'd recommend contacting the manufacturer and asking what to do with them. Particularly if you replaced them under warranty, the manufacturer should help you properly dispose of the defective modules.</div><div><br></div><div>Good luck,</div><div><br><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="3" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Times New Roman'; ">Randy Brooks</font></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="3" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Times New Roman'; ">Brooks Solar, Inc.</font></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="3" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><b><i>Solar Power for People</i></b></font></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="3" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Times New Roman'; ">140 Columbia View</font></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="3" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Times New Roman'; ">Chelan, WA<span class="Apple-converted-space"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>98816</font></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="3" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Times New Roman'; ">509-682-9646</font></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="3" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><a href="mailto:Randy@BrooksSolar.com">Randy@BrooksSolar.com</a></font></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="3" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Times New Roman'; ">www.BrooksSolar.com</font></p></span> </div><br><div><div>On Nov 6, 2009, at 1:15 AM, Nick Soleil wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Hi Randy:<br> You bring up a good point about recycling. I have replaced a few hundred modules under warranty, and they are starting to back up. I don't really know a good way to dispose of them? <br><div> </div>Nick Soleil<br>Project Manager<br>Advanced Alternative Energy Solutions, LLC<br>PO Box 657<br>Petaluma, CA 94953<br>Cell: 707-321-2937<br>Office: 707-789-9537<br>Fax: 707-769-9037<div><br></div><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Randy Brooks <<a href="mailto:Randy@BrooksSolar.com">Randy@BrooksSolar.com</a>><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> RE Wrenches <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thu, November 5, 2009 8:16:08 AM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [RE-wrenches] Made in USA modules<br></font><br> Silicon Energy (<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.silicon-energy.com">www.silicon-energy.com</a>, a subsidiary of OutBack Power) makes PV modules in WA state and recently got their UL listing. Although they are premium priced for made-in-WA RE incentives, and are different from standard framed modules, they are now available. I helped install a test array and they are well thought out from an installation and future recycling standpoint.<div><br></div><div><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none;" size="3" face="Times New Roman">Randy Brooks</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none;" size="3" face="Times New Roman">Brooks Solar, Inc.</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none;" size="3" face="Times New Roman"><b><i>Solar Power for People</i></b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none;" size="3" face="Times New Roman">140 Columbia View</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none;" size="3" face="Times New Roman">Chelan, WA<span class="Apple-converted-space"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>98816</span></font></div></span><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none;" size="3" face="Times New Roman">509-682-9646</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none;" size="3" face="Times New Roman"><a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:Randy@BrooksSolar.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:Randy@BrooksSolar.com">Randy@BrooksSolar.com</a></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none;" size="3" face="Times New Roman"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.BrooksSolar.com">www.BrooksSolar.com</a></font></div> </div><br><div><div>On Nov 5, 2009, at 7:00 AM, Jeff Yago wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><div><br>We are currently waiting on a stack of Evergreen modules (which are now very late to ship!) and we were getting ready to order another batch, so does this mean we should be looking into another supplier? </div> <div> </div> <div>We try very hard to buy USA products, but that is getting harder and harder to do. It looks like its now just SolarWorld in California. What other module manufacturers are still actually making their modules in US and not importing from China.</div> <div> </div> <div>Jeff Yago</div> <div>DTI Solar</div><br> <br><hr>Netscape. 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