This review examines the complex landscape of photovoltaic (PV) module recycling, highlighting the challenges and opportunities in achieving widespread adoption and efficiency. The technological complexities, economic hurdles, inadequate infrastructure, regulatory gaps, and limited awareness are significant barriers to progress. The review draws parallels between PV module recycling and the recycling of other high-tech products like lithium-ion batteries, emphasizing similar regulatory and technical challenges. Despite these challenges, technological advances, stakeholder collaboration, and the adoption of circular economy principles offer key pathways forward. The review underscores the need for concerted action to overcome barriers and drive the development of efficient and sustainable PV module recycling practices. It provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of PV module recycling, including the recycling processes for different technologies such as crystalline silicon, thin-film, and alternative PV technologies. The environmental and economic aspects of PV recycling are also discussed, highlighting the resource conservation, energy savings, and economic benefits. Finally, the review identifies key challenges, including technological complexity, cost-effectiveness, regulatory gaps, and consumer awareness, and suggests that collaborative efforts among policymakers, industry stakeholders, and the public are essential to overcome these challenges.This review examines the complex landscape of photovoltaic (PV) module recycling, highlighting the challenges and opportunities in achieving widespread adoption and efficiency. The technological complexities, economic hurdles, inadequate infrastructure, regulatory gaps, and limited awareness are significant barriers to progress. The review draws parallels between PV module recycling and the recycling of other high-tech products like lithium-ion batteries, emphasizing similar regulatory and technical challenges. Despite these challenges, technological advances, stakeholder collaboration, and the adoption of circular economy principles offer key pathways forward. The review underscores the need for concerted action to overcome barriers and drive the development of efficient and sustainable PV module recycling practices. It provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of PV module recycling, including the recycling processes for different technologies such as crystalline silicon, thin-film, and alternative PV technologies. The environmental and economic aspects of PV recycling are also discussed, highlighting the resource conservation, energy savings, and economic benefits. Finally, the review identifies key challenges, including technological complexity, cost-effectiveness, regulatory gaps, and consumer awareness, and suggests that collaborative efforts among policymakers, industry stakeholders, and the public are essential to overcome these challenges.