Texas has filed a lawsuit against Global Fiberglass Solutions for allegedly dumping over 3,000 wind turbine blades at unpermitted sites in Sweetwater.
Attorney General Ken Paxton seeks more than $1 million in penalties and immediate cleanup of the industrial waste. Wind turbine blades, some measuring 200 feet in length, pose significant recycling challenges as the industry expands.
The state’s petition alleges that Global Fiberglass established illegal disposal sites dating back to 2017.
The company allegedly failed to recycle turbine components as promised and instead abandoned them at two Sweetwater facilities.
“Illegal disposal of wind turbines hurts our land and will never be permitted under my watch,” Paxton said in a statement. “Just because the radical left calls something a ‘green industry’ does not give any company a free pass to harm the Texas countryside, break our laws, and leave Texans to deal with the negative impacts.”
According to the lawsuit, Global was hired to break down and recycle turbine parts. Instead, investigators found approximately 487,000 cubic yards of solid waste as of March 2025.
The abandoned materials include turbine blades and nacelles, the housings that enclose turbine engines. None of the defendants received authorization from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to process or store industrial waste at these locations.
Texas law requires facilities to recycle at least 75% of accumulated material annually. The state alleges that Global has never met this threshold since commencing operations in 2017.
The company entered into an “Agreed Order” in 2022, pursuant to which it agreed to cease accepting waste and obtain proper permits. Investigators allege that Global ignored the order and continued to accept new shipments before abandoning the sites.
The lawsuit names Global Fiberglass Solutions of Texas, LLC, Global Fiberglass Solutions, Inc., GFSI-MHE Manufacturing of Texas, LLC, Vo Dynasty, LLC, and individual Donald Lilly as defendants.
Paxton seeks civil penalties ranging from $50 to $25,000 per day for each violation. The state also requests a permanent injunction requiring the removal of waste within 180 days.
The case is pending in the 201st Judicial District Court of Travis County.
