Producer responsibility: Defining the incentive for recycling composite wind turbine blades in Europe

► Currently no EPR principles have been applied to the wind energy sector. ► EPR principles have been applied through legislation such as ELV and WEEE. ► Challenges involved in end-of-life wind turbines arise from the CF composite blades. ► Composites are at risk of being banned from landfill through future EU policy. ► Properties and processability of RCF require further research before future use.