Community members working for nature
About Forest Wind
Recycling blades
Bird fatalities
Land clearing for transmission lines
References
How can companies recycle wind turbine blades? (2022) "Cutting and shredding convert huge wind turbine blades to hand-sized chunks. Veolia North America ships this material to customers that blend it with raw materials to make cement."
Four creative ways to reuse wind turbine blades. (2024) "Most parts of wind turbines can be recycled, except for the blades. These companies are working to repurpose blades into new products. When a wind turbine reaches the end of its life cycle, roughly 85% of its components — including the steel tower, copper wire and gearing — can be recycled."