# Missouri plant turns old wind turbine blades into cement feedstock 2026-08-10T11:15:38+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A cement plant in Louisiana, Missouri, is shredding decommissioned wind turbine blades into feedstock, replacing both raw silica and coal in the kiln. The plant has processed nearly 2,000 blades since late 2020 and receives about 250 more each month. Over 70% of a blade is silica, the main ingredient in cement, while the remainder burns as fuel. Each 150-foot blade weighs roughly 20,000 pounds even after being cut into sections with diamond wire saws at the wind farm. The Casper Regional Landfill in Wyoming buried 1,124 blades between spring 2019 and September 2020, but now blades are diverted to Missouri instead. Other uses include a pedestrian bridge in County Cork, Ireland, built from two decommissioned blades, and a similar bridge in Poland. Researchers estimate 43 million tonnes of blade material will be discarded worldwide by mid-century. Newer blades are being designed for chemical breakdown at end of life, but existing ones still face landfill, kiln, or bridge routes. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: cement, manufacturing, recycling, turbine blades, waste management, wind energy Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/missouri-cement-plant-recycles-old-wind-turbine-blades-instead-of-burying-them/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/missouri-cement-plant-recycles-old-wind-turbine-blades-instead-of-burying-them/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.