Sustainable Food Trust

APRIL 10, 2024

For starters, there is a basic lack of waste facilities across the UK that deal with farm plastics and costs can be significant for some farmers, but the bigger problem lies in the fact that there is little ‘closed-loop’ recyclability in the way these plastics are manufactured. With around 216,000 farms in the UK and 17.2

Straw 98

Straw Farming Farming Ecology 98

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 4, 2023

By enlisting stakeholders—from small to large-scale growers, product manufacturers, and service providers that provide on-farm plastics collection and retrieval—through awareness and incentivized action, the regional waste management district has vastly increased the collection and recycling of drip tape and plastic film, says Mejia-Muñoz.

Agriculture 130

Agriculture Agriculture Supply Chain Production 130

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The PCB Protestsand the Birth of a Movement Oily in texture and without smell or taste, PCBs are synthetic compounds used in manufacturing transformers and other electrical equipment. This morning, while he waits for help, he reaches a pitchfork up into a back compartment of the machine to pull out the straw that got stuck.

Plantation 113

Plantation Farming Farming Acre 113