[mewzilla]

From 5 years ago...

Wind Turbine Blades Can’t Be Recycled, So They’re Piling Up in Landfills Companies are searching for ways to deal with the tens of thousands of blades that have reached the end of their lives.

Bet that's still the case...

[mewzilla]

From right before Trump was sworn it... Yup, still can't be recycled. Thats so green, eh?

Wyoming Doubles Down On Wind Blade Disposal In Coal Mines, Tabling Alternative Wyoming legislators tabled a bill Wednesday that would have created landfill deposits at wind farm sites to dispose of their worn-out turbine blades. State agencies say coal mine disposal — just approved by federal government — is better.

Hope those coal mines are played out...

[EnderWiggin1970]

I recall an article from a couple years ago that there were only 3 sites accepting windmill blades in the country (one was near Casper where I lived; they were simply burying them with a bulldozer). There was a fellow who was trying to get investors interested in a recycling process for them, but I have no idea if that has born fruit. My understanding is they are basically fiberglass, which could be recycled in principle.

[V_TWIN]

“A wind turbine’s blades can be longer than a Boeing 747 wing, so at the end of their lifespan they can’t just be hauled away. First, you need to saw through the lissome fiberglass using a diamond-encrusted industrial saw to create three pieces small enough to be strapped to a tractor-trailer.”

Well, they sure didn’t think the life cycle of wind turbine blades through did they.

[BenLurkin]

I still say take them to the border and set them upright in concrete side by side.

Could make a good fence.