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https://blog.ucsusa.org/james-gignac/wind-turbine-blades-recycling/ https://blog.ucsusa.org/james-gignac/wind-turbine-blades-rec... "But the blades are differe

https://blog.ucsusa.org/james-gignac/wind-turbine-blades-recycling/ https://blog.ucsusa.org/james-gignac/wind-turbine-blades-rec... "But the blades are different as they are made up of fiberglass (a composite material) to be lightweight for efficiency yet still durable enough to withstand storms. The mixed nature of the blade material makes separating the plastics from the glass fibers to recycle into a workable fiberglass material difficult—and the strength needed for the blades means they are also physically challenging to break apart."

stametseater 4y ago
> "the strength needed for the blades means they are also physically challenging to break apart." Obvious BS, just try harder. Crush them with a big steam roller or with a crane that drops a heavy thing on them. There are a thousand ways to break strong things. Then bulldoze the fragments into an industrial shredder, and bury the result. No need to separate the "fiberglass material" for recycling, thermoset resins don't recycle for shit anyway. Crush it and bury it, this whole thing is an imaginary problem.
- Arrath 4y ago
  They're hollow, right? Fill them with water and a moderate explosive charge, crack!
christkv 4y ago
Why can’t you just incinerate them?
- MrOwnPut 4y ago
  The same reason we bury other trash instead of incinerating it. It's better to be in the Earth than in the atmosphere.