Massive turbine blades, built from non-recyclable composites, are piling up in fields and landfills across America – leaking chemicals into the soil
The wind turbine blades are creating an environmental crisis from a product that was praised for being a clean, green, renewable energy source.
The turbines are not “rebuildable” or eco-friendly as claimed.
They last about 20 years and generate tons of permanent waste, straining local resources and contradicting the environmentalism narrative that was touted by advocates.
Reports are coming in about “wind turbine graveyards” where discarded blades stack up in open fields, unable to be recycled because of their fiberglass and epoxy materials—many landfills outright refuse them, forcing operators to look for makeshift dumpsites.
Researchers unveiled a process to break down blades for repurposing into plastic, however with global blade waste about to hit 200,000 tons each year, the proposal won’t do much to handle the existing piles rotting in rural areas, where they leach chemicals into soil.
