Wind turbines have long life cycles, the Horse Heaven Clean Energy Center wind turbines will be required to be designed to operate for 25 years per international certification standards. To ensure the wind farm is removed and the landowner’s property is reclaimed when the project is no longer operational, the Horse Heaven Clean Energy Center will post security to cover these costs. This means the landowners, nor the local government will have to pay for removing the wind farm. Wind turbines contain reusable components and have a recyclability rate of 85% to 90%. Some of the components that are reusable and can be salvaged include the foundation, tower, gearbox and generator due to the metal these components contain. Recycling turbine blades is challenging. Wind turbine blades are made up of composite materials that boost the performance of wind energy by allowing lighter and longer blades. The complexity of this composite material requires specific processes for recycling. Making environmentally sustainable wind turbines is a top priority for the wind energy industry. Recently several solutions have been developed to recycle wind turbine blades, and a few established methods for recycling the blades are currently available. The wind energy industry is committed to research and develop new ways to recycle these composite materials. Today, the main technology for recycling composite waste is through cement co-processing. Further development of alternative technologies will provide the wind industry with additional solutions for end-of-life. A Washington company, Global Fiberglass Solutions, has developed a method to crush the blades into pellets to be used in flooring and walls.