Turbines in Macarthur, Australia. | Image: Vestas
One of the world’s biggest wind turbine manufacturers says it has a potentially groundbreaking solution for the industry’s enormous plastic waste problem. Last week, Vestas announced that it found a novel way to break the plastic in turbine blades down into virgin-grade material. That way, instead of cluttering landfills, it can be recycled to make new turbines.
Here’s why that’s a tall order — like, literally colossal. Modern turbines with blades longer than ...
