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Ag waste recycling program to become permanent

Surveyed producers pro-recycling but leery about environmental fees

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Agricultural waste recycler Cleanfarms is on its way to becoming a permanent, industry-funded program in Manitoba. This will likely mean more opportunities for producers to recycle grain bags, baler twine and other plastics. It will also mean paying for it. On November 30, Cleanfarms released a draft of its Manitoba Agriculture Plastics Plan (MAPP) and
Farmers, ag groups asked for feedback on recycling plan
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Farmers, ag groups asked for feedback on recycling plan

Cleanfarms is set to transition its Manitoba pilot to a permanent, province wide program

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Farmers, producer groups and agricultural suppliers in Manitoba are invited to give feedback on a plan for a province-wide agricultural waste recycling program. Cleanfarms, which recycles ag plastics and waste across the Prairies, is preparing to transition its Manitoba pilot to a permanent, industry-funded recycling program it said in news release on December 16. It’s
Agricultural waste materials such as grain bags and plastic containers are being remade into things like drainage tiles and plastic bags.
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Canada’s agricultural industry growing the future of recycling

Proper stewardship is key to maintaining access to the plastics needed on farms

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Farmers earn their living from the land, and they work hard making sure their fields and farms remain healthy, well managed and free from litter and waste. This is an investment that benefits all of Canada, given the importance of our agricultural industry to feed our country and the world. While necessary to Canada’s agricultural
Cleanfarms is piloting a program to recycle twine and grain bags, pictured here at a collection site in the RM of Grey.
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Province pledges cash to ag plastic recycling

Last year Cleanfarms collected 51 tons of twine, grain bags, containers and totes in Manitoba

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A pilot program to collect and recycle baling twine and grain bags will keep rolling in part thanks to a fresh influx of cash from the province. “I think farmers, they’re always looking for ways to improve the sustainability of their farm,” said Kim Timmer, manager of stakeholder relations with Cleanfarms. “Our challenge is we
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Ag-chemical cleanup dates, locations set

Drop off outdated or unwanted products for free

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CleanFarms Manitoba is giving farmers a chance to safely dispose of unwanted or obsolete crop protection products and livestock medications at upcoming events around the province. There is no charge for participating in the program, which runs from Oct. 21 to 25, with single day clinics in each participating community, between 9 a.m. and 4
A federal ban on plastic bags won’t extend to bags such as these, shown here at a recycling depot, stewardship group Cleanfarms says. (CNW Group/Cleanfarms photo)
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Agricultural plastics not part of federal ban

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The federal government’s plan to halt Canada’s consumption of single-use plastics such as shopping bags, straws and stir sticks over the next couple of years won’t extend to farm chemical containers and grain bags. Cleanfarms, the national industry stewardship body operating waste management and recycling programs for agricultural packaging, said Thursday that plastic products such
Big long tubes of plastic have become a common sight on the Prairies as farmers use it to wrap bales and store grain.
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KAP says more supports needed to recycle farm plastic waste

Resolutions at recent meeting ask for inclusion of plastic bag rollers as a BMP and for more collection sites

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Everyone knows burning grain bags or any other agricultural plastic in the back forty is a bad idea, but some do it anyway. The matter came up at the April 5 meeting of Keystone Agricultural Producers during resolution debates. “There’s been some concern about burning,” said Justin Jenner, District 7 KAP delegate. “The best way
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CleanFARMS program gets significant uptake

The 2016 version of the industry stewardship program 
safely disposed of thousands of kilograms of farm inputs

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The 2016 CleanFARMS effort to collect old pesticides and livestock medication has yielded banner results in the Keystone province. Manitoba farmers returned over 53,000 kilograms of obsolete and unwanted pesticides and 1,800 kilograms of various medications. CleanFARMS, which operates the program, is a national plant science and animal health industry-led agricultural waste stewardship organization. Collections
grain bags on a farm
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Pilot program for recycling ag plastic kicks off this month

Farmers use more plastic than ever as a lower-cost method of storing grain and feed, but increased use means more plastic waste in the environment

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Hay is wrapped in it. Grain is stored in it. Twine holds it together. Plastic saves farmers time and money by reducing their storage costs, but the increasing amount used raises the question — what to do with it after you’ve used it? Municipalities don’t want large volumes of discarded agricultural plastic taking up space

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