Agrecovery, the not-for-profit charitable trust that provides New Zealand farmers and growers with nationwide programmes for the disposal of unwanted agrichemicals, and the recycling of plastic containers, is celebrating 15 years of operation. Back in 2005, both users and suppliers of agrichemicals recognised the need to provide stewardship for used agrichemical containers, culminating in the formation of the Agrecovery Foundation and the subsequent launch of the first container recycling programme in mid-2007. Since its inception, Agrecovery have recycled nearly 3.5 million kg of plastic containers and over 165 thousand kg of expired or unwanted agrichemicals have been recovered from the rural environment. Results achieved by growing their footprint from a few small recycling locations to over 160 fixed sites nationwide. ...
The two main plastic collection programmes in New Zealand’s primary sector – Agrecovery and Plasback – have agreed to work together to improve the services they provide farmers and growers. Agrecovery chief executive Tony Wilson and Plasback commercial manager Neal Shaw say the two organisations have signed a memorandum of understanding. It will see them join forces to provide the most efficient and cost-effective means to collect and recycle used farm plastic. “Our focus is on finding the best ways to meet the needs of primary producers,” Tony says. “Agrecovery and Plasback have different and complementary strengths and areas of expertise. By working together we will target our future investments to take farm plastic recycling to the next level.” Both ...
Agrecovery is constantly looking at ways to ensure our processes continue to deliver an efficient and effective service for you. That’s why we’re excited to let you know of some recent updates we have made to our online system. Your Portal Dashboard has a new look When you login to the Agrecovery portal, you will notice a refreshed dashboard that makes it easier for you to find your member number. This is important to have on hand to provide to our collection sites. The dashboard also features quick links that let you: View or update your information Make a chemical, container, or large drum booking Run and download your recycling activity report. You can specify a date range that you ...
Agrecovery is excited to announce that PGG Wrightson Turf is the newest brand to become part of Agrecovery’s LDPE Product Stewardship Scheme. They join Valagro and our two founding brands of the scheme - BASF and Yara.
You can now recycle low density polyethylene bags (LDPE or No.4 plastic) from these four brands for FREE!*
How do I get involved?
The Agrecovery LDPE recovery programme allows farmers and growers to responsibly recycle approved No.4 plastic bags for free. Bags must be 25kgs and under and from participating brands - BASF, Yara, Valagro and PGG Wrightson Turf.
Contact Agrecovery on 0800 247 326 or info@agrecovery.org.nz to order your liners and coded zip ties and follow the steps below to properly prepare your bags for ...
Free recycling of plastic agricultural bags is available to farmers and growers as rural recycling programme Agrecovery turns up the dial on sustainability. Recycling of bags made from low density polyethylene (LDPE) plastic is underway in Marlborough and Hawke’s Bay ahead of a nationwide rollout – following successful trials held in the regions last year. Agrecovery’s Operations Advisor Felicity Mitchell says that “the success of the trials and the enthusiasm of farmers and growers is behind the move to a permanent solution for the bags which are used for fertiliser and fungicides. Our focus is now on finding other sites around the country for collecting the plastic and engaging more manufacturers to support the programme. “LDPE is a low-quality plastic, ...
Farmers and growers are demonstrating their commitment to the environment by achieving record-breaking volumes of recycling through the rural recycling programme, Agrecovery. A staggering 532 tonnes of plastic, from used agrichemical containers, was collected from Agrecovery’s sites, events and via on-farm pick-ups over the past year. This represents a 32 percent increase and is “a massive leap from the 405 tonnes collected the previous year,” says Agrecovery Chief Executive Tony Wilson. “Like most consumers, farmers and growers are often left with plastic packaging and they don’t want it to end up in landfill or release emissions by burning it. They are motivated to do the right thing – and the best thing is to turn it into a resource that doesn’t ...
This project seeks to divert more rural waste from landfill by seeking sustainable end-of-life management solutions for animal health medicines and their packaging.
Our current scheme operates for manufacturers who voluntarily commit to product stewardship. With agrichemicals being declared priority products, all agrichemicals must become part of a regulated product stewardship scheme under the Waste Minimisation Act. This includes but is not limited to all substances that require registration under the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act 1997, whether current or expired, and their containers (packaging), which are considered hazardous until they have been triple-rinsed.
How this is being done
We are working with industry to determine the extent of animal health medicinal products in the New Zealand market and what happens ...
Hawke’s Bay farmers and growers are proving that they are good stewards of the land by bringing in massive quantities of plastic for recycling through the rural recycling programme, Agrecovery, this summer. Since mid-December, the programme collected 12.5 tonnes of plastic from the region in just two and a half months. “This is proof of the local rural community’s commitment to the environment,” says Agrecovery’s General Manager, Tony Wilson. The plastic was collected from five Agrecovery sites in the region before going to the Bin Hire Hub in Hastings for processing. “Contractors were working through the day and night to shred the containers so that they could package and send them to our recycler in Auckland,” says Agrecovery Operations Advisor Felicity ...
AUCKLAND SERVICES AT ALERT LEVEL 2 Collection sites in Wellsford, Pukekohe and Helensville are open for recycling but we ask that you take some extra precautions, including maintaining physical distancing of 2 metres at all times, and letting the site know in advance that you have containers for drop off. Sites may also have their own specific contact tracing procedures. The collection receipt will be used for contact tracing. Site staff can log your drop-off online, or call us and we can do this for you. If you are unwell, stay at home. Keep triple-rinsing containers Make sure you are triple-rinsing containers correctly, see: triple rinsing guide triple rinsing video On-farm collections and chemical recovery On-farm collections and chemical recovery ...
It’s no secret that we are big fans of recycling….real big fans….and we know you are too! We’re looking for some recycling superheroes! Send us your recycling photos and be in to win! Enter our competition by posting a pic on our Facebook post, liking our page and emailing a high-resolution version to info@agrecovery.org.nz by Sunday 17 January 2001 to be in to win. Winners will be selected the following week. The best picture will win a $300 voucher. Spot prizes are also available. Please see our terms and conditions. Terms and conditions By entering this competition, you agree to give full permission to Agrecovery to use the image(s) for the purposes of promoting Agrecovery and its programmes. To be ...
