China’s wind and solar boom is creating waste, but there’s a plan

China’s renewable boom has hit a new hurdle as its first wave of wind turbines and solar panels reach end‑of‑life, prompting the world’s largest wind operator, China Energy Investment Corp., to roll out a kiloton‑scale recycling line and spearhead standards through the China Association of Circular Economy. The move aims to turn a looming 20‑million‑tonne waste stream into a circular‑economy model that could set the template for the global clean‑energy transition.