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> and cannot be recycled This myth just won't disappear. Fiberglass isn't easy to recycle, but we absolutely can and do: https://www.energy.gov/eere/wind/ar

> and cannot be recycled This myth just won't disappear. Fiberglass isn't easy to recycle, but we absolutely can and do: https://www.energy.gov/eere/wind/articles/carbon-rivers-makes-wind-turbine-blade-recycling-and-upcycling-reality-support https://www.energy.gov/eere/wind/articles/carbon-rivers-make... https://www.siemensgamesa.com/en-int/newsroom/2021/09/launch-world-first-recyclable-wind-turbine-blade https://www.siemensgamesa.com/en-int/newsroom/2021/09/launch... https://www.nationalgrid.com/stories/energy-explained/can-wind-turbine-blades-be-recycled https://www.nationalgrid.com/stories/energy-explained/can-wi...

c048 3y ago
A lot of things deemed 'unrecyclable' actually are. It's just that it's usually not worth it.
tcbawo 3y ago
As is often the case, “nobody will do it at market rates” simply becomes “can’t”
- HPsquared 3y ago
  It basically means "shouldn't be recycled"... Unless there is some desperately compelling reason to.
- FredPret 3y ago
  AKA the entire point of the market. Distributed, decentralized decision-making.
andrewflnr 3y ago
For planning purposes, "will not be recycled in real life" is indistinguishable from "cannot be recycled".
colechristensen 3y ago
But who cares? If you grind up and bury fiberglass, you’re sequestering carbon and melted sand. I’m fine with this. People intentionally burying carbon do so to celebration when they’re doing it on purpose and selling carbon credits.
justin66 3y ago
It's interesting how many things over the years get classified as "recyclable" and the secret is simply "we'll put it in cement."