Farmers are embracing recycling of ag plastic and packaging like never before, says Cleanfarms, the non-profit that operates 1,500 recycling collection sites across the country.
“For example, the numbers of small plastic pesticide and fertilizer jugs climbed by about 700,000 containers to 6.2 million containers collected for recycling, up a full 12.5 per cent over the year before,” the organization said in its 2021 annual report.
Along with jugs, Cleanfarms has a pilot program in Alberta to recycle grain bags and twine that was recently extended until August 2023.
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For a list of collection sites, go to cleanfarms.ca and follow the links to the Alberta Ag Plastic Recycle It! page.
