The Gift that Keeps on Living

For the past few years, Bothell, Wash.-based Global Fiberglass Solutions Inc. (GFSI) has succeeded in taking GFRP wind turbine blades and recycling them into new products like manhole covers and building walkways. In less than 10 years of existence, GFSI has already built an impressive clientele featuring some of the biggest names in wind energy, including GE. According to a June 2017 report from GE, GFSI has recycled 564 blades for them in less than a year. By using GFSI’s recycling process, GE could reuse 50 million pounds of waste in the next couple of years. Read more

Article by Evan Milberg at Composites Manufacturing Magazine, originally published on November 6, 2017 URL: http://compositesmanufacturingmagazine.com/2017/11/global-fiberglass-solutions-finds-success-recycling-turbine-blades/