1st Wind Blade Recycling Program

Who: GE

What: a multi-year agreement with Veolia North America for the first U.S. wind turbine blade recycling program

How does it work? It mirror commercial sales of composite materials for cement manufacturing made from shredded blades to create a “circular economy for composite materials,”

The environmental impact of the program:

• make wind turbines fully recyclable
• will reduce carbon dioxide emissions from cement production by a net 27%

Utility Dive | GE announces first US wind turbine blade recycling program with Veolia