Ireland's retired wind-turbine blades are getting strange second lives; old power equipment is now becoming benches, bike parking and picnic tables

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Ireland's retired wind-turbine blades are getting strange second lives; old power equipment is now becoming benches, bike parking and picnic tables

Ireland's retired wind-turbine blades are getting strange second lives; old power equipment is now becoming benches, bike parking and picnic tables. Irish company BladeBridge is using retired blades for community infrastructure while addressing the waste created by fiberglass composites. The approach includes bridges, benches, bike parking, picnic tables and charging hubs, while projects elsewhere show how turbine materials can support a circular economy after their energy-producing life ends.