Record 90% Farm Plastics Recycling Rate Achieved
Irish farmers achieved a record 90% recycling rate for farm plastics in 2021 and in doing so recycled the equivalent of plastic from 18 million silage bales. The vast majority of the plastic was collected at over 200 bring-centres, which the Irish Farm Films Producer’ Group (IFFPG) held during the summer at locations such as marts, coops and agri-merchant premises. This also represented a boost to circular economy objectives in Ireland as over a third of collected material was supplied [...]