▁chemical , ▁thermal ▁and ▁mechanical ▁rec y cling ▁processes , ▁which ▁either ▁reduce ▁the ▁performance ▁properties ▁or ▁only ▁act ▁as ▁fill er ▁for ▁other ▁compos ites . ▁The ▁general ▁idea ▁to ▁this ▁method ▁is ▁to ▁reuse ▁the ▁composite ▁as ▁is , ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁achieved ▁especially ▁in ▁larger ▁composite ▁materials ▁as ▁it ▁can ▁be ▁partition ed ▁in ▁several ▁pieces ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁in ▁other ▁applications ▁as ▁is , ▁without ▁alter ing ▁the ▁chemical ▁properties ▁of ▁the ▁composite ▁component . ▁ ▁One ▁start - up , ▁Global ▁F i berg lass ▁Sol utions , ▁states ▁it ▁has ▁a ▁method ▁to ▁break ▁down ▁bl ades ▁and ▁press ▁them ▁into ▁pel lets ▁and ▁fi ber ▁bo ards ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁flo oring ▁and ▁walls . ▁The ▁company ▁started ▁producing ▁samples ▁at ▁a ▁plant ▁in ▁S weet water , ▁Texas , ▁near ▁the ▁continent ’ s ▁largest ▁concentration ▁of ▁wind ▁far ms . ▁It ▁plans ▁another ▁operation ▁in ▁Iowa . ▁ ▁Tower ▁ ▁Tower ▁height ▁ ▁Wind ▁veloc ities ▁increase ▁at ▁higher ▁alt itudes ▁due ▁to ▁surface ▁aer od ynamic ▁drag ▁( by ▁land ▁or ▁water ▁surfaces ) ▁and ▁the ▁vis cos ity ▁of ▁the ▁air . ▁The ▁variation ▁in ▁velocity ▁with ▁alt itude , ▁called ▁wind ▁she ar , ▁is ▁most ▁dram atic ▁near ▁the ▁surface . ▁Typ ically , ▁the ▁variation ▁follows ▁the ▁wind ▁profile ▁power ▁law , ▁which ▁predict s ▁that ▁wind ▁speed ▁r ises ▁proportion ally ▁to ▁the ▁sevent h ▁root ▁of ▁alt itude . ▁Dou bling ▁the ▁alt itude ▁of