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What happens to wind turbines at the end of their life cycle? These companies have found new ways to repurpose hard-to-recycle blades

At the end of a wind turbine's life cycle, roughly 85% of its components – including the steel tower, copper wire, and gearing – can be recycled through established metal processing.

At first glance, the benches outside the Great Lakes Science Center in downtown Cleveland seem unremarkable. But a closer inspection shows that their droplet-shaped shells are not made from wood or metal. A scan of the attached QR codes reveals even more: These benches used to be wind turbine blades.

OHIO (BLOOMBERG) – At first glance, the benches outside the Great Lakes Science Centre in downtown Cleveland seem unremarkable. But a closer inspection shows that their droplet-shaped shells aren’t made from wood or metal. A scan of the attached QR codes reveals even more: These benches used to be wind turbine blades. Painted by local […]

At the end of a wind turbine's life cycle, roughly 85% of its components – including the steel tower, copper wire, and gearing – can be recycled through established metal processing.

Dutch architecture may be at the forefront of sustainable building practices, but Aaron Betsky feels it has rather lost its sparkle in recent years.

‘Wind farm technology is not yet particularly green when the whole of life is considered’

With WasteBuild Zero 2023, Amsterdam is further pushing on its mission to become fully circular by 2050 and driving sustainable construction in the city.

French manufacturing firm Saint-Gobain is one of many companies tackling sustainability in the building industry, by incorporating a circular economy model.

The Korean Pavilion for the 2023 La Biennale di Venezia explores our current environmental crisis and how we can create an eco-cultural paradigm for the future.