Reading Time: 2 minutes Alberta provincial government giving agriculture industry a say through survey in shaping future plastics management.
Alberta looks for ag plastic management input
Survey intended to help shape future policy for agriculture plastics management in the province
Great Twine Round-Up collects 16,500 kilograms of twine in Alberta
Agricultural Plastics Recycling Group wants to boost recycling on farm, and encourages producers to engage with stakeholder management survey
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Agricultural Plastics Recycling Group is looking to make its recycling pilot into a permanent program.
How microplastics are making their way into our farmland
Across nine provinces and 22 wastewater treatment plants, the problem was universal
Reading Time: 2 minutes Microplastic pollution is a global environmental problem that is ubiquitous in all environments, including air, water and soil. Microplastics are readily found in treated wastewater sludge, also known as municipal biosolids, that eventually make their way to our agricultural soils. Our recent investigation of microplastic levels in Canadian municipal biosolids found that a single gram […] Read more
Creating a canola-based plastic alternative
New research turns canola protein into strong, flexible films meant for food packaging
Reading Time: 4 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – Canola growers may one day be able to add food packaging to their list of markets. New research at the University of Manitoba draws on canola meal protein as a feedstock for biodegradable food product packaging. “I think it’s a more sustainable solution to the challenges created by all the petroleum-based plastic […] Read more
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