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Northern Irish firms recycle wind turbine blades into fence posts and pallets

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Louise Cullen

4d ago· 4 min readenNews
technologysustainabilitybusinessrecycling

Summary

This article covers the emerging industry of recycling wind turbine blades that have reached the end of their operational life. It highlights companies like Plaswire Ltd in Lurgan and Ubloquity in Scarva that are transforming decommissioned blades into durable products such as fence posts and transport pallets. The piece addresses the growing environmental challenge of thousands of tonnes of non-recyclable turbine blade waste and presents innovative solutions that prevent incineration and extend the material's useful life to at least 30 years in new forms.

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bskyNorthern Irish firms recycle wind turbine blades into fence posts and palletsbbc.co.uk

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Andrew Billingsley from Lurgan firm Plaswire Ltd said the company was "preventing the incineration of plastics" by turning old wind farm blades into other products
Blades can end up as fencing posts that have a life expectancy of at least 30 years
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Thousands of tonnes of non-recyclable wind turbine blades are coming to the end of their lives.

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