This is the Ag Plastics home page on WRP
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New Conditions
Select Farmers Markets Offer Plastic Pot and Tray Recycling
Recycle your plant pots at Robert G. Shaw Piedmont Triad Farmers Market and Raleigh State Farmers Market.
Shake clean, no need to wash, place in the fenced area. Accepted from growers, landscapers or individuals. Returned pots will be turned into new plant pots and create jobs in NC!
Ag Plastics Flyer
Global Markets Affect Ag Plastics Recycling
Reduced global demand is affecting all recyclables:- residential, industrial, commercial and agricultural. However, ag plastics have always been low in the ranks of desired materials for recyclers because of their dirt content, and now that there are new global market pressures for better quality, things are even harder. The markets will improve, but we are not able to predict when that will happen. > Read More
Mulch Film Lifting Trials
With the help of a grant from the NC Tobacco Trust Fund, WRP has been evaluating farm mulch film retrieval methods that minimize dirt and vegetative debris with our partner, NC State Cooperative Extension. Best management practices and retrieval methods have been developed to reduce contamination and improve the recyclability of mulch films where markets exist. > Read More
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Overwintering Film
When spring arrives, down comes the overwintering film from your greenhouses. Read More -
Recycling Containers
Many recyclers are paying the grower for nursery containers if they have a market. Read More -
Black Mulch Film & Drip Tape
There are recyclers who will take drip tape if it is baled separately from the mulch films. Read More
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Benefits of Recycling
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Reduced disposal fees and in some cases potential additional income.
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Diverting material from the landfill onto more productive purposes – recycling creates far more jobs in the economy than disposal.
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Customer appreciation for marketing a green product.
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Cleans up your yard and creates more space.