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Europe Faces Wind Turbine Waste Crisis Amid Recycling Push
9/23/2025
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Story summary
- European wind-turbine waste: 14,000 dismantled by 2030, 44,000–66,000 tons unrecyclable blade waste.
- Scotland, Germany, Spain, and Italy boost recycling amid wind reliability and environmental concerns.
- Enel Green Power España repowered a wind farm, turbines 22->4, zero waste.
- UK Scroby Sands turbine removed after a 2023 fire; components recycled.
- Biden supports wind power; Trump has shifted to a tougher stance.
