‘Green Energy’ Firm Sued For Turning State Into Wind Turbine Waste Dumping Ground

Texas filed a lawsuit against a wind turbine recycling company, alleging it illegally dumped thousands of turbine blades and parts across the state.

Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Thursday that the state is suing Global Fiberglass Solutions, Inc. and several affiliated entities. According to the lawsuit, the company was contracted by multiple firms to break down and recycle wind turbine components, but instead dumped roughly 3,000 turbine blades — or 487,000 cubic yards of solid waste — at two disposal sites.

“Illegal disposal of wind turbines hurts our land and will never be permitted under my watch,” Paxton said in a statement. “Just because the radical left calls something a ‘green industry’ does not give any company a free pass to harm Texas countryside, break our laws, and leave Texans to deal with the negative impacts.”

Under Texas law, recycling facilities must process at least 75% of the material they receive each year to avoid being classified as waste disposal sites. State officials allege Global Fiberglass Solutions has never met that threshold since beginning operations in 2017.

Furthermore, the company allegedly signed an “Agreed Order” with the state in 2022, pledging to stop accepting waste and to obtain the required permits. Investigators claim Global violated that order by continuing to accept new shipments and ultimately abandoning the disposal sites altogether.

The attorney general’s office is seeking civil penalties ranging from $50 to $25,000 per day for each violation, and says total penalties could exceed $1 million.