| ▲ | pzo 3 days ago | |
I'm talking about wind turbine wings. A lot of stuff is fiberglass and have to be buried. | ||
| ▲ | natmaka 2 days ago | parent | next [-] | |
In many Western nations bury them is now forbidden. Most are burnt in cement kilns (producing useful heat). In France, 95% of the mass of a wind turbine must be recycled (legal obligation), the concrete base is not spared and the law requires wind farm operators to lock (upfront) a financial guarantee (deposit). Recyclable blades are appearing (RecyclableBlade, ZEBRA, PECAN...) and even existing ones are being considered: https://www.offshorewind.biz/2023/02/08/newly-discovered-che... According to EDF (multinational electric utility company owned by the government of France, the giant in France, owning and operating all nuke plants) 94% of a solar panel is recyclable. In France most of it is already recycled. | ||
| ▲ | gnatolf 3 days ago | parent | prev [-] | |
Yea, I know. Their volume may look impressive, the actual amount of material is quite small and 'burying' that absolutely non-toxic stuff isn't any problem. | ||