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Sircel Enters Administration: E-Waste Recycling Crisis Looms

11/7/2025

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Sircel, a major e-waste recycler, has entered voluntary administration, with the company disputing the need and citing operations at its New South Wales solar panel processing facility.
Industry experts say Australia needs national product stewardship scheme to make solar panel recycling viable, as transport costs favor landfilling.
There is $6.5 billion in recoverable materials from decommissioned solar panels, with limited feedstock access and policy shifts in China threatening the sector.

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Sircel, a major e-waste recycler, has entered voluntary administration, with the company disputing the need and citing operations at its New South Wales solar panel processing facility.
Industry experts say Australia needs national product stewardship scheme to make solar panel recycling viable, as transport costs favor landfilling.
There is $6.5 billion in recoverable materials from decommissioned solar panels, with limited feedstock access and policy shifts in China threatening the sector.