The Western Australian (WA) government is investing $17.8 million (USD 12.6 million) in its 2026-27 state budget to build capacity for recycling solar panels and embedded batteries.
The program will make a disposal pathway accessible to communities for recycling batteries found in eRideables and household devices.
Through the Remade in WA initiative, the funds will be divided three ways: $13 million to establish end-of-life solar panel collection and recycling pathways, $3 million to rollout embedded battery collection at local government facilities, and $1.8 million to administer ongoing delivery of both programs.
WA Energy and Decarbonisation and Manufacturing Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson said more solar panels and batteries are coming into use every day and we need systems to manage them at end-of-life, reducing waste and supporting a circular economy.
“As WA moves towards becoming a global clean energy powerhouse, this investment will ensure we are prepared for the future,” Sanderson said.
The announcement was made at Cyber Recycling, WA’s first solar panel recycling facility located in Canning Vale, 23 kilometres south of Perth CBD.
The facility is able to receive more than 2,500 end-of-life solar panels for recycling, supported by the E-waste Infrastructure Grants Program.
WA State Budget energy allocations
Further energy and decarbonisation allocations handed down in the 7 May WA budget announcement included:
National solar panel recycling pilot
On 16 January 2026, the Australian government launched a $24.7 million solar panel recycling pilot project seeking public feedback on a national plan to manage end-of-life solar panels and inform a product stewardship proposal for the government in the future.
The pilot aims to collect up to 250,000 panels from around 100 sites to gather national data on how to gather and recycle panels, including transport options.
Comments
Please login to comment
Thursday, July 9, 2026
11:00 am – 12:30 pm CEST, Berlin, Paris, Madrid
Thursday, June 18, 2026
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm CEST, Berlin, Paris, Madrid
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm CEST, Berlin, Paris, Madrid
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
11:00 am – 12:00 pm CEST, Berlin, Paris, Madrid
Thursday, June 11, 2026
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm CEST, Berlin, Paris, Madrid
Monday, June 1, 2026
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm CEST, Berlin, Madrid, Paris
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
6 am – 7:00 am CEST, Berlin
Friday, June 12, 2026
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm CEST, Berlin, Paris, Madrid
The new pv magazine Global May issue is now available!
Mountains to climb
Available in print and digital formats.
Entries open in seven categories: Modules, Inverters, BoS, BESS, Manufacturing, Sustainability, Projects.
April 01 – August 31, 2026
Energy-hungry data centers open new doors for solar and storage.
Available in print and digital formats.
You have no items in your basket.
