By 2050, the world's wind industry is expected to produce more than 47 million tons of blade waste each year — so finding ways to recycle windmill blades and used solar panels is crucial, those in the renewable energy industry say.
The blades on massive wind turbines can be as long as a football field and as strong as a linebacker.
Angulo's company, Veolia, stores windmill blades at a quarry in the Missouri city of Louisiana, before it cuts used blades down to size and shreds them. Most used windmill blades are buried in the ground because it's cheaper, a black eye for green energy. By 2050, the world's wind industry is expected to produce more than 47 million tons of blade waste each year, according to a University of Cambridge study.
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