The Texas Attorney General’s Office has filed a lawsuit against the operators of a large hazardous waste operation in Sweetwater, alleging years of violations of state environmental regulations tied to the disposal of wind turbine materials.
According to court documents, the lawsuit names Global Fiberglass Solutions of Texas, Vo Dynasty LLC, and GFSI-MHE Manufacturing of Texas LLC as defendants. The companies are responsible for two waste disposal sites in Nolan County where out-of-service wind turbine blades and related components are accepted. The materials are reportedly cut into smaller pieces intended to make them suitable for recycling.
State investigators estimate that the two sites currently contain a combined total of approximately 487,167 cubic yards of solid waste. The volume of material and the length of time it has been stored have raised environmental and regulatory concerns among state officials.
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), which has been investigating the operation since 2018, says none of the defendants ever obtained the permits required to accept and manage the waste. Under Texas law, facilities handling industrial or hazardous waste must receive authorization from the commission to ensure proper storage, processing, and environmental safeguards are in place.
In 2022, the defendants entered into an agreed-upon order with TCEQ. That order required them to immediately stop accepting additional wind turbine waste and to begin removing the existing waste piles to prevent potential environmental contamination. State officials allege that the companies did not comply with those requirements.
Instead, according to the complaint, the operators continued to accept thousands of additional cubic yards of waste after the order was issued. The Attorney General’s Office contends that this noncompliance worsened the environmental risks associated with the sites and undermined regulatory enforcement efforts.
The lawsuit is being brought by the Office of the Attorney General’s environmental division on behalf of TCEQ and has been filed in a Travis County state district court. In court filings, the state argues that the illegal operation “damages beautiful Texas Land and threatens the surrounding communities.”
Attorney General Ken Paxton echoed those concerns in a public statement announcing the lawsuit. “Illegal disposal of wind turbines hurts our land and will never be permitted under my watch,” Paxton said. “Just because the radical left calls something a ‘green industry’ does not give any company a free pass to harm Texas countryside, break our laws, and leave Texans to deal with the negative impacts.”
As part of the lawsuit, the state is seeking more than $1 million in civil penalties, along with reimbursement for investigative and court costs. The Attorney General’s Office is also requesting injunctive relief that would compel the defendants to remove half of the existing waste within 90 days and all remaining waste within 180 days.
If the court grants the injunction, the companies would be required to submit a written report demonstrating compliance with the removal schedule and other court-ordered conditions. The case adds to ongoing discussions in Texas and nationwide about how to manage and dispose of aging renewable energy infrastructure, including wind turbine components, while meeting environmental and regulatory standards.
