An innovative project to address the environmental issues caused by soft agricultural plastics, such as the bags used for fertiliser, seed, and feed, as well as netting, silage wrap and twine, seeks to find sustainable solutions for these plastics at the end of their useful life. The farm plastics we’re finding solutions for The scope of this project includes, but isn’t limited to, the following farm plastics: plastic sacks for packaging agricultural and horticultural commodities – including, fertiliser sacks, feed sacks and bulk tonne bags of woven polypropylene and/or polyethylene plastic wrapping materials for silage or hay – including baleage wrap, hay bale netting, baling twine and covers for silage pits How this is being done The project aims to ...
Agricultural plastics, such as the bags used for fertiliser, seed, and feed, as well as netting, silage wrap and twine, are next in line for an end-of-life makeover. An innovative project seeking to improve environmental outcomes has received government support for repurposing this plastic for farmers and growers. Finding the best sustainable solutions for these plastics is at the core of the project run by rural recycling programme Agrecovery. The Ministry of the Environment’s Waste Minimisation Fund (WMF) is contributing $178,200 to the total project budget of $196,346. This funding was approved by Eugenie Sage, Associate Minister for the Environment so that Agrecovery can sustainably divert more farm plastics away from harmful disposal practices. The project will see the rural ...
AGRECOVERY SERVICES RESUME WITH SOME PRECAUTIONS As New Zealand is in Alert Level 2 of the government’s response to COVID-19 from 14 May, recycling at sites around the country can resume, as well as on-farm collections and chemical recovery operations. Sites are accepting containers Our sites are accepting agrichemical containers, but some preparation is needed before you drop them off. This includes contacting the site, as well as following some extra precautions. Make sure you read our guidance on dropping off containers to sites during Alert Level 2. Dropping off containers to sites Find your local Keep triple-rinsing containers Make sure you are triple-rinsing containers correctly, see: triple rinsing guide triple rinsing video On-farm collections Call us for an on-farm ...
AGRECOVERY SERVICES RESUME All Agrecovery services are now operating. Sites around the country are open for recycling and on-farm collections and chemical recovery operations have all resumed. Find your local site Keep triple-rinsing containers Make sure you are triple-rinsing containers correctly, see: triple rinsing guide triple rinsing video Thanks Thanks for your patience, we’re excited to be recycling again and helping rural New Zealand to clear more waste. Previous updates Update to members: 13 May 2020 Update to members: 23 April 2020 Update to members: 25 March 2020
