How wind turbine blades could find new life in bus shelters and bike parks

After around 20 years of service, wind turbine blades could well be recycled into urban furniture. Photo: AFP

Wind turbine blades have a lifespan of about 20 years. After that, they are dismantled and most of the time buried in landfill. The Re-Wind Network project intends to recycle them to create urban furniture.

To do this, the group has assembled a research team comprising experts from City College of New York and the Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States, and University College Cork and Queen's University Belfast in Ireland.