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Cleanfarms Moving Ag Plastic Jug Recycling to Manitoba Ag Retailers Over Next 3 Years
WINNIPEG, MB – Cleanfarms, the stewardship organization that collects used agricultural plastics for recycling, announced today it is changing its recycling drop off locations in Manitoba where producers take empty 23L and smaller plastic pesticide and fertilizer containers. The recycling collection system is gradually transitioning from sites at municipal transfer stations and landfill facilities to collecting […]
Cleanfarms Moving Ag Plastic Jug Recycling to Alberta Ag Retailers Over Next 3 Years
Lethbridge, AB (June 13, 2022)- Cleanfarms, the stewardship organization that collects used agricultural plastics for recycling, announced today it is changing its recycling drop off locations in Alberta where producers take empty 23L and smaller plastic pesticide and fertilizer containers. The recycling collection system is gradually transitioning from sites at municipal transfer stations and landfill […]
Berry Global Collaborates to Increase Circularity for Agricultural Films
As a leader in the manufacturing of agricultural films, Berry Global Group, Inc. (NYSE: BERY) is collaborating with Cleanfarms and Poly-Ag Recycling on a closed-loop approach to advancing Canada’s circular economy. This Canada-based recycling initiative launched in early 2022 to recover used agricultural films, process recovered grain bag material, and produce new products with recycled […]
Cleanfarms 2021 Annual Report Shows Substantial Increases in Ag Material Recycling
ETOBICOKE, ON (May 19, 2022) – Cleanfarms posted its 2021 annual report today, documenting the full results of its permanent programs and pilot projects designed and operated to help Canadian farmers manage agricultural plastic products and packaging. Most important in the 2021 results is that Cleanfarms saw substantial growth in the collection numbers for the […]
Cleanfarms’ Tammy Shields Wins Prestigious Waste Minimization Award for Ground-breaking Work in Grain Bag Recycling
MOOSE JAW, SK (April 29, 2002) — Cleanfarms’ Saskatchewan Program Advisor, Tammy Shields, has been recognized as a pioneer in agricultural recycling for her ground-breaking work establishing grain bag recycling in Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council (SWRC) presented its 2022 prestigious Waste Minimization Award to Ms. Shields on April 28 at its annual Waste […]
Alberta Recycling Pilot for Grain Bags and Baler Twine Extended to August 2023
—Extension Includes Additional Ag Plastic Recycling Collection Sites— LETHBRIDGE, AB (April 28, 2022) – A pilot program enabling farmers in Alberta to recycle grain bags and baler twine has been extended beyond its original three-year limit and has been granted $115,000 in additional funding. Scheduled to end this month (April 2022), the ‘Alberta Ag […]
Celebrating Earth Day and Investing in Our Planet: 143M Agri Containers Recycled over 30 Years
—Farmers Can Start Recycling Empty Pesticide and Fertilizer Containers May 2— Moose Jaw, SK (April 22, 2022) – Earth Day on April 22 is a reminder that Canadian farmers invest in our planet every year when they return empty pesticide and fertilizer containers for recycling. This year, the recycling program operator, Cleanfarms, is encouraging farmers […]
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 […]