Abound Solar has designed the entire lifecycle of our product for sustainability from material sourcing through production and recycling:

Design — Our modules are designed for easy dismantling and return and utilize recycled and reclaimed materials (including cadmium, which is a waste product of metals refining).

Raw materials — Our products are created using cadmium, a waste product resulting from zinc and copper mining. By encapsulating it in glass and creating a useful product, Abound Solar keeps cadmium out of the environment.

Manufacturing — Our continuous, dry manufacturing process results in significantly higher material utilization than comparable techniques. This reduces waste and energy usage.

End-use — Once installed, Abound Solar products will generate clean, renewable electricity with no additional inputs for upwards of 25 years.

Collection — Abound Solar pre-funds the cost of collection of our solar modules at end-of-life. Customers only have to uninstall our products.

Recycling — Our industry-leading module recycling program ensures cradle-to-cradle use of raw materials and complete environmental stewardship. Abound Solar has engaged the industry-leading refining vendor to disassemble our PV modules, separating the glass from the semiconductor compounds. Each component is then reprocessed and refined for use in other applications. Over 95% of the weight of each module is recycled.