Video: Ask A Farmer Podcast: How is the agriculture industry managing plastic waste?
Like other industries in Canada, in agriculture, there are some inorganic waste products that are used in the production of food. This includes containers for products, bags for grain and livestock feed, twine on bales, tubing for sap collection, and other materials. Barry Friesen is the Executive Director of Cleanfarms Canada, which provides solutions to some of these challenges and discusses how agriculture is working to improve sustainable practices on the farm.
The main points of this podcast include:
What types of plastic farmers use that can be recycled.
The different programs that allow farmers and ranchers to recycle their plastic.
How Cleanfarms operates and partners with others in the agriculture industry.
Different methods Cleanfarms is using to reduce their environmental footprint.
What the recycled plastic is turned into, as well as the future of recycled farm plastics.
The portion of plastics that are currently recycled from farms.