Unsustainable: Wind Turbine Blades Are Piling Up In Landfills

Afterthought: these giant windmill blades cannot be recycled so they end up in  landfills. Some are as long as a football field and can only be transported one at a time. How many? Over 8,000 get buried every year in the U.S. ⁃ TN EditorA wind turbine’s blades can be longer than a Boeing 747 wing, so at the end of their lifespan they can’t just be hauled away. First, you need to saw through the lissome fiberglass using a diamond-encrusted industrial saw to create three pie