On 5th July 2007 the association PV CYCLE was
founded in Brussels.

The objective and purpose of the association is to promote protection of the climate and the environment by encouraging increased use and sustainability of PV technology.

Therefore PV CYCLE intends to implement an overall waste management and recycling policy for the industry which guarantees the highest economically feasible collection and recovery rates as well as appropriate treatment of waste PV modules.

The organisation aims to cover the entire life cycle of the PV modules, primarily through providing adequate research, evaluation and structuring of best paths and methodologies for waste management of PV modules under consideration of the various national, supranational and international legislation and to establish adequate structures to pursue these objectives. All PV companies active in Europe with accountability for photovoltaic waste can join the society.

PV CYCLE is determined to inform and encourage the entire PV industry in order to further their search for the best possible solution for them to fulfil their responsibility with respect to economic, ecological and sustainability issues as well as legal responsibility and the image impact on the PV sector. In addition it wants to ensure and provide sufficient and reliable financial means for all relevant tasks, research and preparatory work related to voluntary take back and recycling systems for the entire PV Industry.

The association pursues exclusively and directly non-profit objectives in line with the chapter on tax-privileged objectives of the fiscal code.

The organisation is closely linked to the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) and national PV industry associations. Lobby work in the field of PV waste treatment is done by EPIA on the European and by the national associations on the European Member Stateslevel in close consultation with PV CYCLE.