The wind carries dust and particles that impact the blades and slowly chips off the paint and eventually the fiberglass, which includes some kind of resin
It’s not a particularly fast process though so i don’t think it’s a big concern, probably miniscule compared to the crazy amount of microplastics produced by vehicle tyres
jlow@slrpnk.net 2 days ago
Yeah, aren’t they more of a big (micro) plastic (producing) fan?
jaybone@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
Do they really produce microplastics? Like more than a Doritos bag factory or something?
ignotum@lemmy.world 1 day ago
The wind carries dust and particles that impact the blades and slowly chips off the paint and eventually the fiberglass, which includes some kind of resin
It’s not a particularly fast process though so i don’t think it’s a big concern, probably miniscule compared to the crazy amount of microplastics produced by vehicle tyres