Wyoming2025Inactive
HB0089
Wind Turbine Blades Must Be Disposed Onsite
Last scannedOct 9, 2026, 2:19 AM
In one sentence
This act requires wind turbine blades and towers to be disposed of on-site when they are no longer in use, with some exceptions.
What it does
- Requires that decommissioned wind turbine blades and towers must be disposed of at the site where the turbines were located.
- Prohibits disposing of these materials in municipal solid waste facilities.
- Allows for onsite recycling or disposal at surface coal mining sites under certain conditions.
- Requires specific rules to be made about how to dispose of these materials safely.
Who it affects
- Wind energy facility owners and developers
- Environmental quality council and industrial siting council
Limits and unknowns
- The bill did not pass and is now inactive.
- It does not specify what happens if onsite disposal is impossible or unsafe.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Decommissioned wind turbine blades and towers
- Parts of wind turbines that are no longer in use or operational.
- Onsite disposal
- Disposing of waste at the same location where it was generated, rather than transporting it elsewhere.
Official record
Sources
Official activity
Bill history
- H:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 5-4House
- H No report prior to CoW CutoffHouse
- H Introduced and Referred to H09 - MineralsHouse
- H Received for IntroductionHouse
- Bill Number AssignedLSO