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Wildlife photographer, Oak Ridge resident highlights concerns about Carbon Rivers work

Oakridger 14 Apr 2025
The company also received the Pinnacle Business Award in the Innovator category presented by the Knoxville Chamber of Commerce and USCellular for the company’s success in reclaiming glass fiber from decommissioned wind turbine blades.
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Oak Ridge Council to vote on rezoning land where wind turbine blades are recycled

Oakridger 14 Apr 2025
Ward Jr ... They use technology that allows them to recycle the glass fiber from the blades - she said they're the only company that can do this ... That glass fiber mulch can be used for the creation of other products such as hot tubs or boats, she said.
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San Dieguito Art Guild to hold Mother’s Day Weekend Art, Garden & Studio Tour

San Diego Union-Tribune 11 Apr 2025
Tickets are $35, good for both days. Artists from the San Dieguito Art Guild will be positioned in the gardens, showing and selling their paintings, ceramics, glass, gourd art, fiber arts, photography, jewelry and more.
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UPDATED: Report says unlicensed driver had been smoking meth before fatal crash

Guam Pacific Daily News 11 Apr 2025
Officers examined the 2014 Hyundai Elantra and found damage to the front of the vehicle, bloodstains on the windshield and hair fibers on the driver’s door, according to the complaint.
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Old wind turbine blades recycled into stronger plastics

New Atlas 10 Apr 2025
glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) ... treated and dried wind turbine blade glass-fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) ... The process allows for recovering intact glass fibers and resins, which can then be ...
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'Best in Texas' Lubbock Arts Festival returns this weekend with 'reNEW!' theme

Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 10 Apr 2025
Hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m ... With over 100 visual artists from across the country showcasing and selling original paintings, pottery, fiber art, leatherwork, jewelry, glass, and woodworking, the festival is a vibrant celebration of creativity.
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‘Mutated on me’: Man says Bath & Body Works Wallflower blew up. Then it destroys ...

The Daily Dot 09 Apr 2025
According to the Illinois Department of Health, fiberglass “is a type of man-made vitreous fiber that may also be called fibrous glass or glass wool...The primary fiber-forming substance in fiberglass is glass.”.
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How you prep your food and cook it matters

Chicago Sun-Times 09 Apr 2025
One whole orange has about 16 grams of carbohydrates, with about 3 of those grams coming from fiber, according to the U.S ... Juicing strains out fiber, Rustveld said, so that glass of OJ could cause unhealthy spikes in blood glucose.
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Travel in comfort with the best neck pillows

The Mercury News 09 Apr 2025
Which neck pillow is best? ... Glass or plastic microbeads, polyester hollow fiber and memory foam are all common neck pillow fills ... Polyester hollow fiber, on the other hand, feels much like a regular pillow, but is prone to eventually losing loft ... .
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Wigan glass plant faces closure, with 250 redundancies, if no rescue deal found

The Business Desk 07 Apr 2025
Up to 250 jobs at a Wigan glass plant are at risk after parent group, Nippon Electric Glass, announced a strategic review which is expected to last two months. The Japanese group bought the Electric Glass Fiber UK Hindley Green plant in 2016.
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US scientists recycle wind turbine blades to make 3 times stronger plastic

Interesting Engineering 04 Apr 2025
“This recycling method is scalable, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly, providing a sustainable solution for reusing large quantities of glass fiber reinforced waste,” said ...
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Japan-owned UK glass factory could shut if no buyer found, risking 250 jobs

The Guardian 04 Apr 2025
... Electric Glass Fiber UK (EGF), which it expects to last approximately two months, putting about 250 jobs at risk.
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UK glass factory faces closure if Japanese owner cannot find buyer

The Times/The Sunday Times 04 Apr 2025
The Japanese owner of a specialist glass factory in the UK has said ... It said that the strategic review of Electric Glass Fiber UK (EGFU), based in Wigan, was part of its efforts to recover performance.
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Researchers recycle wind turbine blade materials to make improved plastics

Science Daily 03 Apr 2025
A new method to recycle wind turbine blades without using harsh ...
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Druid City Arts Festival: Free two-day event with musicians, artists, kids' activities

Tuscaloosanews.com 03 Apr 2025
This year's DCAF will be 5-9 p.m. Friday April 4, and 10 a.m.-5 p.m ... The Overtones ... More than 70 artists will have works on display and for sale, in two-dimensional, clay, fiber, glass, jewelry, photography, printmaking, sculpture, wood and mixed media.
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