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Driving through Amarillo on I-40, the number of windmills on the plains compared to even two years ago is mind-blowing. Saw lots of trucks carrying new blades e
by ericbarrett 6y ago
Driving through Amarillo on I-40, the number of windmills on the plains compared to even two years ago is mind-blowing. Saw lots of trucks carrying new blades etc. as well.
- briandear 6y agoWhere do all those blades go when they reach end of life?
- heyflyguy 6y agoA giant graveyard outside Sweetwater, Texas. It's a blight in every way. You cannot recycle this stuff.
- txlpo78 6y agoAre you talking about this? Global Fiberglass Solutions Of West Texas https://goo.gl/maps/od4YB3MubUqT5B6a9 https://goo.gl/maps/od4YB3MubUqT5B6a9 It’s a field about 600x600 feet. I wouldn’t call that “giant”, it’s about the size of a typical warehouse and certainly smaller than most landfills. And according to some brief searches on the internet, they are indeed being recycled.
- heyflyguy 6y agoI didn't know they can be recycled, and that is not the only graveyard. I appreciate the fact that we have differing opinions on the size of giant!
- ssully 6y agoCurrently they go in landfills, but there are programs[1] starting up to recycle them. [1]: https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ge-announces-first-us-wind-turbine-blade-recycling-program-with-veolia/591869/ https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ge-announces-first-us-wind-...