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2023-02-05 21:27:39 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 767C3307C606E0B392772BBD0B7E0D639D20AFE4C6FB4D9486DA643D3051E921
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85-90% of the total mass of a wind turbine can already be recycled. Industry group WindEurope has called for a Europe-wide ban on the disposal of wind turbine blades in landfills by 2025. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/11/30/fact-check-recycling-can-keep-wind-turbine-blades-out-landfills/8647981002/ https://windeurope.org/newsroom/press-releases/wind-industry-calls-for-europe-wide-ban-on-landfilling-turbine-blades/ Wind is 600 times safer than coal and produces 200 times less emissions. https://ourworldindata.org/safest-sources-of-energy
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