A bill currently being processed in the Chamber of Deputies aims to make reverse logistics for solar panels, batteries, and energy storage systems mandatory in Brazil.
Bill 753/2026 stipulates that manufacturers, importers, and retailers are responsible for collecting and properly disposing of this equipment after the end of its useful life, incorporating it into the reverse logistics system foreseen in the National Solid Waste Policy.
According to the proposal, companies will be required to structure their own collection systems, without depending on public urban cleaning services.
Furthermore, installation companies will be responsible for guiding consumers on the correct return of equipment and receiving replacement products during maintenance, forwarding them to licensed locations for recycling or final disposal.
Products should be developed with a focus on recycling.
The text also stipulates that the equipment should be designed to facilitate recycling at the end of its useful life.
Among the guidelines are reducing the use of potentially hazardous substances and adopting solutions that allow for the disassembly of components, favoring the reuse of materials.
According to the author of the proposal, Congressman Clodoaldo Magalhães (PV-PE), the measure seeks to prepare the country for the increased volume of waste resulting from the expansion of technologies related to the energy transition.
In the project's justification, the legislator cites studies that estimate Brazil could generate approximately 550 tons of discarded solar panels in the coming decades.
Conduct
For this reason, the project will still be analyzed, in a conclusive manner, by the committees on Environment and Sustainable Development, Urban Development, and Constitution and Justice and Citizenship.
If approved by the committees, the text will proceed to the Chamber of Deputies for consideration and, subsequently, to the Federal Senate. If approved by both Houses and signed into law by the President of the Republic, it will become part of Brazilian legislation.
Congress is already discussing other proposals on reverse logistics.
The topic of reverse logistics for photovoltaic equipment is not new to the National Congress. In recent years, various bills have been introduced aiming to establish rules for the collection and environmentally sound disposal of this equipment after the end of its useful life.
One is the PL 391 / 2025, authored by Congressman Jonas Donizette (PSB-SP), which also proposes making reverse logistics for solar panels and their components mandatory.
The main difference is that Bill 753/2026, presented by Clodoaldo Magalhães (PV-PE), has a broader scope. In addition to photovoltaic modules, the proposal also includes electrochemical batteries and energy storage systems, establishing more detailed rules for manufacturers, importers, traders, and installation companies.
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This project seems absolutely correct to me, especially since batteries are always a worrying waste item.