Energy Photovoltaic (PV) power is one of the most rapidly growing solar energy technologies worldwide. The installed PV power capacity has considerably increased exponentially over the last decade, leading to a massive amount of PV waste. Consequently, the End-of-life management of the used PV module is becoming very urgent and critical in terms of environmental and economic aspects. This paper investigates strategic recycling planning for waste PV modules considering reclaimed resource price uncertainty. According to the real case problem, the paper first addresses the problem of finding the potential locations for PVTBCs (PV Take-Back Centres) to maximize the profit of the recycling network. Moreover, a mathematical model is proposed to analyse the profitability of recycling PV technologies. Numerical experiments with test data generated from real cases are carried out to make the decision to choose optimal locations for PVTBCs based on the level of the marginal cost of PVTBCs, total reverse logistic cost, distance travelled, and total amount brought from various locations. Lastly, a conclusion is drawn, and future researches directions are outlined. The main contribution of this research is to help build a real recycling PV system. Moreover, it also illustrates which factors are essential in the PV recycling network so the manufacturers or recyclers can consult the research to design an effective recycling network.

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