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Re:Had They Bet on Nuclear, Germany and CA Would Already Hav... by woah on Sunday March 24, 2019 @06:14PM (#19479087)
How is disposing of wind turbines and solar panels any different from disposing of any other silicon and aluminum machines?
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Re:Had They Bet on Nuclear, Germany and CA Would Already Hav... by mhalle on Sunday March 24, 2019 @10:05PM (#19479855)
There doesn't seem to be a great answer regarding recycling or disposing of composite wind turbine blades:

https://www.windpowerengineering.com/mechanical/blades/recyc...

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Re:Had They Bet on Nuclear, Germany and CA Would Already Hav... by solarkraft on Monday March 25, 2019 @11:27AM (#19483338)
As opposed to composite planes or car frames?
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Re:Had They Bet on Nuclear, Germany and CA Would Already Hav... by Fjolsvith on Monday March 25, 2019 @07:55AM (#19481749)
Size? Seems to me you would need to unearth a massive landfill to put the wind turbine blades and towers in.
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