Sharp Plastic Shards From Chinese-Made Wind Turbines Spark Hard Hat Warning for Farmers

An expert has weighed in on the dangers posed by wind turbines after a letter was sent to Victorian farmers warning them to watch for fallen parts.

Wind turbines in Albany, Western Australia, on Feb. 18, 2024. Susan Mortimer/The Epoch Times

Farmers in rural areas of Victoria near Geelong are being told to wear hard hats because shards of sharp plastic are flying off nearby wind turbines.

Farmers received the notification following a bout of bad weather with a letter sent to farmers in the vicinity of the Golden Plains Wind Farm, 65 kilometres from Geelong—southwest of Melbourne.