MOOSE JAW, SK – Halfway through 2019, and with one of the busiest periods of grain bag recycling still ahead, Saskatchewan farmers have already recycled 25% more grain bags in 2019 than they did in all of 2018, recycling program operator Cleanfarms announced today. Cleanfarms is a non-profit industry stewardship organization established 10 years ago […]
Moose Jaw—This week’s federal government announcement on the ban of some single use plastics by 2021 have left many Canadian farmers wondering if single use plastics for agricultural products such as grain bags, pesticide and fertilizer jugs and seed bags are included. Cleanfarms, the national organization that operates programs throughout the country to collect empty […]
https://cleanfarms.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cleanfarms-logo-300x82.png00adminhttps://cleanfarms.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cleanfarms-logo-300x82.pngadmin2019-06-14 15:27:502019-06-28 18:27:18Single Use Plastics Bans Not Targeting Ag-plastics: Cleanfarms
Calgary, AB – The Agricultural Plastics Recycling Group (APRG) through the Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) announced that they have selected Cleanfarms as the program operator for a three-year pilot program to collect agricultural grain bags and twine for recycling. Cleanfarms was successful in meeting the qualifications set out in an expression of interest for the […]
https://cleanfarms.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cleanfarms-logo-300x82.png00adminhttps://cleanfarms.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cleanfarms-logo-300x82.pngadmin2019-06-11 01:25:232019-06-19 18:56:56Alberta Agricultural Recycling Group Names Cleanfarms as Recycling Pilot Program Operator
Cleanfarms continues to demonstrate that Canada’s agricultural community is committed to managing farm waste responsibly. In its 2018 annual report just released, Cleanfarms recorded an increase in recovery of its Canada-wide empty small plastic container collection program of 14% by volume over 2017. In total, farmers brought back nearly 5.8 million empty containers (23L and […]
Thirty years ago, the crop protection industry in Canada planted the seeds of a voluntary stewardship program in Prairie communities to collect empty agricultural plastic jugs for recycling. The idea took root and since then, Cleanfarms has expanded the program across Canada bringing in a total of about 126 million plastic jugs that have been […]
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Saint-Hyacinthe – MRC des Maskoutains, the Régie intermunicipale d’Acton et des Maskoutains (RIAM) and Le Syndicats de l’UPA Vallée maskoutaine and Maskoutains Nord-Est join CleanFARMS to initiate a project aimed at recycling agricultural plastics. Coop Comax and Coop Ste-Hélène are also part of this project and acting as collection sites and quality control. The object for […]
Collection events in 12 locations across the province Nov. 5 to 16 Events help keep these materials out of the environment Sometimes the business of farming results in leftover, unwanted agricultural pesticides or outdated equine/livestock medications. And sometimes disposing of these materials safely is difficult. But for farmers living in or near many Nova Scotian communities, […]
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Collection events in 11 locations across the province Nov. 5 to 16 Events help keep these materials out of the environment Sometimes the business of farming results in leftover, unwanted agricultural pesticides or outdated equine/livestock medications. And sometimes disposing of these materials safely is difficult. But for farmers living in or near many New Brunswick communities, […]
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MOOSE JAW, SK – Saskatchewan farmers who purchase large plastic bags for grain storage will see a change when they buy bags after next Thursday, November 1. That’s when Saskatchewan’s new province-wide grain bag recycling program’s Environment Handling Fee (EHF) becomes effective. The non-refundable EHF of 25 cents per kilogram will be added to the price […]
From May to September 2018, farmers in the Moose Jaw area turned in approximately 600 kilograms of bags through three ag-retailers: Hawks Agro, Nutrien Ag Solutions and Prairie Plains Agro. Farmers were provided with plastic collection bags, which held smaller seed and pesticide bags. The larger tote bags (supersacks) were flattened and tied together in […]
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Cleanfarms Inc. has been named a Canada’s 2019 Clean50 Top Project in recognition of its progressive, innovative and unique programs that promote environmental sustainability through the proper management of agricultural waste in Canada’s farm communities. Clean50 (www.clean50.com), managed by Delta Management and sponsored by a number of leading companies including the Globe and Mail, screened more than […]
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A multi-phased project aimed at developing a long-term, sustainable plan for managing agricultural plastic waste such as grain bags, bale and silage wrap and twine will begin this fall. Manitoba Sustainable Development has asked Cleanfarms to lead this project which will include the expansion of a government-funded pilot project and stakeholder consultations. This will build […]
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2019 Saskatchewan Grain Bag Recycling Rate Already Surpasses 2018 by 25%
/in Cleanfarms Updates, Press Releases /by Margot BeverleyMOOSE JAW, SK – Halfway through 2019, and with one of the busiest periods of grain bag recycling still ahead, Saskatchewan farmers have already recycled 25% more grain bags in 2019 than they did in all of 2018, recycling program operator Cleanfarms announced today. Cleanfarms is a non-profit industry stewardship organization established 10 years ago […]
Single Use Plastics Bans Not Targeting Ag-plastics: Cleanfarms
/in Cleanfarms Updates, Press Releases /by adminMoose Jaw—This week’s federal government announcement on the ban of some single use plastics by 2021 have left many Canadian farmers wondering if single use plastics for agricultural products such as grain bags, pesticide and fertilizer jugs and seed bags are included. Cleanfarms, the national organization that operates programs throughout the country to collect empty […]
Alberta Agricultural Recycling Group Names Cleanfarms as Recycling Pilot Program Operator
/in Cleanfarms Updates, Press Releases /by adminCalgary, AB – The Agricultural Plastics Recycling Group (APRG) through the Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) announced that they have selected Cleanfarms as the program operator for a three-year pilot program to collect agricultural grain bags and twine for recycling. Cleanfarms was successful in meeting the qualifications set out in an expression of interest for the […]
Cleanfarms Posts Increases in 2018 Ag-Plastic Recovery Programs
/in Cleanfarms Updates, Press Releases /by adminCleanfarms continues to demonstrate that Canada’s agricultural community is committed to managing farm waste responsibly. In its 2018 annual report just released, Cleanfarms recorded an increase in recovery of its Canada-wide empty small plastic container collection program of 14% by volume over 2017. In total, farmers brought back nearly 5.8 million empty containers (23L and […]
Cleanfarms Calling for Farmers to Recycle 100% of Plastic Ag Jugs to Mark 30th Anniversary
/in Cleanfarms Updates, Industry News, Press Releases /by adminThirty years ago, the crop protection industry in Canada planted the seeds of a voluntary stewardship program in Prairie communities to collect empty agricultural plastic jugs for recycling. The idea took root and since then, Cleanfarms has expanded the program across Canada bringing in a total of about 126 million plastic jugs that have been […]
Agricultural plastics recycling project launch
/in Press Releases /by adminSaint-Hyacinthe – MRC des Maskoutains, the Régie intermunicipale d’Acton et des Maskoutains (RIAM) and Le Syndicats de l’UPA Vallée maskoutaine and Maskoutains Nord-Est join CleanFARMS to initiate a project aimed at recycling agricultural plastics. Coop Comax and Coop Ste-Hélène are also part of this project and acting as collection sites and quality control. The object for […]
Cleanfarms to collect unwanted agricultural pesticides & livestock medications at no charge in Nova Scotia
/in Press Releases /by adminCollection events in 12 locations across the province Nov. 5 to 16 Events help keep these materials out of the environment Sometimes the business of farming results in leftover, unwanted agricultural pesticides or outdated equine/livestock medications. And sometimes disposing of these materials safely is difficult. But for farmers living in or near many Nova Scotian communities, […]
Cleanfarms to collect unwanted agricultural pesticides & livestock medications at no charge in New Brunswick
/in Press Releases /by adminCollection events in 11 locations across the province Nov. 5 to 16 Events help keep these materials out of the environment Sometimes the business of farming results in leftover, unwanted agricultural pesticides or outdated equine/livestock medications. And sometimes disposing of these materials safely is difficult. But for farmers living in or near many New Brunswick communities, […]
Grain Bag Recycling Environmental Handling Fee Starts Thursday, Nov. 1
/in Press Releases /by adminMOOSE JAW, SK – Saskatchewan farmers who purchase large plastic bags for grain storage will see a change when they buy bags after next Thursday, November 1. That’s when Saskatchewan’s new province-wide grain bag recycling program’s Environment Handling Fee (EHF) becomes effective. The non-refundable EHF of 25 cents per kilogram will be added to the price […]
Cleanfarms’ seed & pesticide bag collection micro-pilots: another first for Moose Jaw farmers and ag-retailers
/in Cleanfarms Updates, Industry News /by adminFrom May to September 2018, farmers in the Moose Jaw area turned in approximately 600 kilograms of bags through three ag-retailers: Hawks Agro, Nutrien Ag Solutions and Prairie Plains Agro. Farmers were provided with plastic collection bags, which held smaller seed and pesticide bags. The larger tote bags (supersacks) were flattened and tied together in […]
Cleanfarms Named Canada Clean50 Winner for Programs that Increase Sustainability on Canadian Farms
/in Cleanfarms Updates, Press Releases /by adminCleanfarms Inc. has been named a Canada’s 2019 Clean50 Top Project in recognition of its progressive, innovative and unique programs that promote environmental sustainability through the proper management of agricultural waste in Canada’s farm communities. Clean50 (www.clean50.com), managed by Delta Management and sponsored by a number of leading companies including the Globe and Mail, screened more than […]
Long term planning for an agricultural plastics recycling program in Manitoba starts this fall
/in Cleanfarms Updates, Industry News /by adminA multi-phased project aimed at developing a long-term, sustainable plan for managing agricultural plastic waste such as grain bags, bale and silage wrap and twine will begin this fall. Manitoba Sustainable Development has asked Cleanfarms to lead this project which will include the expansion of a government-funded pilot project and stakeholder consultations. This will build […]