Old fiberglass boats are being burned for cement
Tens of thousands of aging fiberglass boats pose a recycling conundrum. Unlike metal and wood vessels, once fiberglass vessels reach the end of their service life, there are few options for disposal. To test an unconventional solution, a Rhode Island recycling project is shredding unwanted boat hulls and sending them to a cement plant.
The fiberglass can provide fuel and replace some raw materials used in cement production, offering a new purpose for materials that traditionally end up in landfills. The approach could provide an environmentally-friendly alternative to landfill disposal, but the economics remain a challenge.
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