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The Bovine: Finding solutions to ag plastics and welcoming youth to the table
This episode of The Bovine focuses on two topics—youth involvement and managing agricultural plastics—that are relevant to the beef industry. In the first segment, host Debra Murphy talks to returning Finance Chair, Brodie Haugan, about his experience as a young delegate. Haugan then introduces past delegate and current ABP representative with the Agricultural Plastics Recycling […]
Cleanfarms reduces grain bag environmental handling fee
MOOSE JAW, SK (March 4, 2022) – As of March 1, Cleanfarms which operates the collection program to recycle agricultural grain bags in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, has reduced the Environmental Handling Fee (EHF) applied at the point of purchase. The non-refundable EHF drops from the current 25 cents per kilogram to 22.5 cents per kilogram. […]
Cleanfarms adds to its Quebec team to expand support for agricultural plastics recycling programs
Etobicoke, ON – In order to further expand its Quebec-based recovery and recycling programming for agricultural plastic packaging and containers, including silage films, Cleanfarms recently recruited Francis Gauthier, a sustainable development and waste management specialist with over 20 years of experience in the public and private sectors. Mr. Gauthier, who is based in Victoriaville, will […]
The Grain Exchange: Agricultural Plastics Recycling – A policy perspective
The agriculture sector is ahead of the curve when it comes to recycling industrial practices. Many products arrive on-farm in bulk without packaging or in reusable or recyclable packaging. “Farmers and the agricultural industry need to be congratulated for what they have already been doing” says Kim Timmer, manager of stakeholder relations with Cleanfarms, a […]
Grainews: Bag it up, ship it out, move on
The programs available to farmers to safely — and easily — dispose of ag waste with Cleanfarms Keeping a clean farmyard is an easy sell for most producers. Even if it’s something individual farmers may struggle with, it’s still a goal for most growers wishing to be good neighbours and set an example for their […]
Grainews: The dos (and one don’t) of on-farm ag waste management
Cleanfarms offers tips to manage plastics and other farm waste Most farmers today recognize the necessity of managing agricultural waste such as empty containers, bags and baler twine — they don’t want to throw it in a ditch to deal with later because that time may never come. On the other hand, it’s one of […]
Cleanfarms celebrates 4 years of agriculture recycling programs (CTV Regina)
MILESTONE, SASK. Agriculture recycling has increased and expanded across Saskatchewan, as Cleanfarms celebrates four years of its grain bag collection program. Recycling collection sites are set up at 47 municipal landfills across the province, giving producers a place to take their used grain bags. “It eliminates the need for landfills for these products,” Barry Friesen, […]
Cleanfarms Marks 4-Year Milestones of Saskatchewan Grain Bag Collection
MOOSE JAW, SK – Cleanfarms has reached a significant four-year milestone in the development and operation of the Saskatchewan Grain Bag Collection Program. Under the program, Cleanfarms collects used agricultural grain bags in the province and ensures the plastic is recycled through a network of domestic end-markets to make new products such as industrial garbage bag […]
Cleanfarms pointing to a sustainable future: managing on-farm used plastics
Like many sectors in the Canadian economy, in agriculture, efficient food production on the farm is possible, in part, because of the use of plastics. However, farmers, like other Canadians, are concerned about how to responsibly manage their used agricultural plastics when these materials are no longer needed on the farm… Author, Barry Friesen, P.Eng., […]
Empty Grain Bags and Used Baler Twine Can Still be Recycled in Manitoba
Moose Jaw, SK — (December 1, 2021) – If Manitoba farmers have empty grain bags or used baler twine around the farm, there is still time to tidy up and recycle them before the full onset of winter, Cleanfarms says. “It doesn’t matter if the grain bags were purchased this year, or if they were […]
Cleanfarms Recycling ‘Open for Business’ in Saskatchewan to Support Producers Who Use Grain Bags
MOOSE JAW, Saskatchewan (October 29, 2021)—As the harvest season draws to a close, Cleanfarms would like to remind producers who are emptying grain bags this fall or cleaning out from previous years that its grain bag recycling collection sites are fully open across the province and ready for producers to bring their used ag plastics […]
Cleanfarms Collecting Unwanted Agricultural Pesticides and Old Livestock/Equine Medications in New Brunswick November 1 to 12
(ETOBICOKE, ON) October 25, 2021 – Cleanfarms is back in New Brunswick holding events in 11 locations from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., November 1 to 12 to collect unwanted and old agricultural pesticides and obsolete livestock, equine and farm animal medications. Cleanfarms operates this program so farmers can dispose of these unwanted materials keeping […]