How Bad Is The Wind Turbine Trash Problem? And Can We Solve It? | World Wide Waste

Conventional recycling techniques don’t work on wind turbine blades. In a prior episode, we looked at a company shredding the giant blades to fuel cement production. Now, an Ohio startup slices them into segments and turns them into benches and planters. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:56 - The Wind Turbine Waste Problem 01:56 - Slicing Giant Blades Smaller 02:41 - Prepping The Blade’s Surface 03:19 - Turning A Blade Slice Into a Bench 05:55 - Effects Of Repowering Wind Farms 06:32 - Delivering The Products 07:32 - Artist Painting Program 08:10 - What Typically Happens To Blade Waste? 08:46 - How Much Can Upcycling Help? 09:35 - Burning Blades At Cement Factories 10:10 - The Future of Blade Waste 11:22 - Comparing Blade Waste To Other Energy Waste 12:36 - Credits MORE WORLD WIDE WASTE VIDEOS How Scrappers Cash In On Gold From Your Old Computer | World Wide Waste | Business Insider How Indians Handle Millions Of T