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How to recycle old wind turbine blades

The U.S. wind industry is growing in leaps and bounds. But as wind technology becomes dated or a turbine reaches the end of its lifespan, what do you do with the old, gigantic turbine blades?

St. Louis Public Radios Shahla Farzan visits a Missouri factory that has learned to recycle them.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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