Small Missouri town finds a niche in the wind industry

A deconstructed windmill blade sits on a tractor trailer

 

Louisiana, Missouri, a small town north of St. Louis has become a fixture in the wind farm industry.

It is the site of a recycling center for old 150-foot long wind blades.

As National Public Radio reported, “Shipments from nearly every corner of the U.S. arrive daily at the Veolia North America recycling plant, the last stop for turbine blades at the end of their lifespan.”

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