Recycling in agriculture – ‘a story of innovation’
Published Online: November 27, 2024
Written by: Cleanfarms (sponsored content on the Globe & Mail)
"Canadian farmers have a proud heritage of producing food for the world. For this work, they rely on many plastic-based specialty products, for example, for storing grain; collecting, protecting and fermenting hay; keeping moisture in and weeds out of soil as well as handling sap from maple trees.
Dealing with the waste that such agricultural practices create – wrapping materials, twine, special films, containers, tubing and more – has become an ever-expanding effort by the producers and distributers of these items. Through Cleanfarms, a non-profit environmental stewardship organization, they offer recycling and recovery solutions, in collaboration with partner agencies, that keep these crop input and storage tools out of landfill. ..."
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