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Record Ref : EIR 2675
Date Received : 01/07/2026
Date Completed : 21/07/2026
Organisation : Private Individual
Application Type : Private Individual
Category : Recycling and Refuse Collection
Question
Re: How solar PV waste moves through the waste system, in line with DEFRA's consultation on solar waste. We are particularly interested in solar PV panels (WEEE Category 14) received at your Household Waste Recycling Centres, which are treated as household WEEE under the WEEE Regulations.
Please provide the following information for all HWRC sites you operate. If you do not hold information for any item, please confirm that it is not held:
1. All information you hold on which categories of WEEE are accepted at your HWRCs.
2. All information you hold on quantities of solar PV waste (WEEE Category 14) received at your HWRCs, including any available historical data on annual volumes since your records began (in tonnes and/or number of panels/units, whichever you hold).
3. For solar PV waste (Category 14) received at your HWRCs:
a) Your process for separation, storage, and onward transfer.
b) Whether it is combined with Small Mixed WEEE or handled separately.
c) The name(s) of the contractor(s) or recycling company/companies that currently process it.
d) Any written procedures, contracts, transfer arrangements, or guidance documents relating to the above.
Answer
1. All information you hold on which categories of WEEE are accepted at your HWRCs.
The material streams accepted at Dowlais and Aberfan are:
• CG1 / Cat 1 – Washing machines, tumble dryers.
• CG2 / Cat 2, 3, 6, 7, 9 – General electrical appliances (mixed WEEE).
• CG3 / Cat 12 – Fridges and freezers.
• CG4 / Cat 4 – TVs and monitors.
• CG5 / Cat 5 – Fluorescent tubes and lamps.
2. All information you hold on quantities of solar PV waste (WEEE Category 14) received at your HWRCs, including any available historical data on annual volumes since your records began (in tonnes and/or number of panels/units, whichever you hold).
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council does not hold any records of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels (WEEE Category 14) having been received at either Dowlais Household Waste Recycling Centre or Aberfan Household Waste Recycling Centre.