[who_would_fardels_bear]

...after all when the blades deteriorate we can just dump them in the ocean.

And the oil that keeps the blades lubricated and spinning comes from the Oil Fairy.

[Flick Lives]

...after all when the blades deteriorate we can just dump them in the ocean.

The spent blades are a problem. They're carbon fiber and not recyclable, so they are being buried in landfills.

[Kozy]

Saw a picture recently showing blades, gosh they are big, cut into three sections. Then they are hauled to one of the Dakotas where they are buried as landfill. Talk about plastic being here in a thousand years, those blades will be here in two thousand years. Nuclear waste will half life to nothing but them blades will still be with us.

https://www.kfyrtv.com/content/news/Researchers-are-developing-a-study-on-how-to-recycle-wind-turbines-in-North-Dakota-565299481.html

[null and void]

Renewable, organic, carbon neutral whale oil would work just as well, maybe even better...