JinkoSolar’s proprietary takeback-and-recycling program for end-of-life solar panels, EAGLE Preserve, has become the first stewardship program to receive approval from the Washington State Dept. of Ecology.
The Pacific Northwest state created the Photovoltaic Module Stewardship and Takeback Program in 2017, and Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a law earlier this month that requires panel manufacturers to have a stewardship plan by 2030.
EAGLE Preserve will pick up end-of-life modules registered with the Stewardship Program from commercial and utility project sites in Washington and ensure they are recycled in a sustainable way, giving solar power customers in Washington their very first turnkey recycling solutions provider.
The EAGLE Preserve Stewardship Program starts July 1 this year.
“JinkoSolar is honored to get approval for the EAGLE Preserve Stewardship Program in the State of Washington,” said Nigel Cockroft, General Manager of JinkoSolar (U.S) Inc. “JinkoSolar takes compliance very seriously, and we developed EAGLE Preserve with an eye toward serving the Washington market effectively, responsibly, and in intentional accordance with state law.”
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