A funded Legend Regional Council program. Register your household, drop your end-of-life solar panels at a participating site across November, and we'll make sure every panel is recycled — and tracked all the way there.
Places are limited, so registration is required to reserve your drop-off.
Register your drop-offOpen Monday 3 – Sunday 30 November 2026
Why now
As early rooftop systems reach end of life, damaged and replaced panels are stacking up in sheds and yards. They're bulky, contain recoverable materials, and shouldn't go to landfill — but proper recycling has been hard to reach and costly. This program makes it free, local and simple, for a limited window.
Figures indicative — set per program.
How it works
1. Register online
Residents tell you their suburb, how many panels, and their preferred site and week. Registration reserves a spot and helps the council manage capacity and program budget.
2. Drop off — free
Residents bring panels to their booked site during their window. No charge; the on-site team logs each panel against the registration at drop-off.
3. Recycled & tracked
An accredited processor recovers the materials — and every panel is counted and tracked from drop-off to recycling, so the council has a verified record.
Register
Two minutes. Registration lets the council manage capacity and budget across the window; residents get a confirmation with their site and drop-off window.
This form is for illustration and doesn’t submit. In a live program, each registration flows into the council’s Tidal Shift dashboard — reserving a place within the per-site and per-week caps, holding the program to budget, and sending the resident an automatic confirmation with their site and window.
The detail
What's accepted
End-of-life or damaged household solar panels. Per-household limits and any inverter/battery rules are set per program.
Who can take part
Registered households in the Legend Regional Council area. One registration per drop-off.
Cost
Free for registered households — the program covers collection and recycling.
When
Monday 3 – Sunday 30 November 2026, during each site's opening hours.
Where to drop off
Free at every participating site once registered.
Northern zone
Legendville Resource Recovery CentreMount Marvel Transfer Station
Southern zone
Sagaville Waste & RecyclingFablewood Landfill & Drop-off
Behind the scenes
The program runs on Tidal Shift — so the council manages the whole amnesty in one place, stays on budget, and can account for every panel.
Registration & capacity
Households register online; the council caps numbers per site and week to stay within budget.
Chain of custody
Every panel is counted at drop-off and again at delivery, so the numbers reconcile end to end.
Verified reporting
Volumes, recovery and program cost in one dashboard — evidence for funding and reporting.
Program timeline
Registrations open
Late October 2026
Drop-off window
3 – 30 November 2026
Four weeks
Recycled & reported
December 2026
In a live program this points residents to the council’s waste & recycling team and an FAQ.
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