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Wind-Turbine Blades Once Doomed for Landfill Can Now Be Recycled

  • Veolia will recycle GE blades into material for cement
  • Discarded wind-turbine blades typically end up in landfills
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Veolia Environnement SA agreed to recycle General Electric Co. wind-turbine blades into a raw material that can be used to make cement.

The multiyear agreement involves most of the massive blades GE’s renewable-energy unit removes when replacing its onshore turbines in the U.S., according to a statementBloomberg Terminal Tuesday. Terms weren’t disclosed.