Plans for a More Eco-Friendly Way to Dispose of Plastic Waste

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ANEW scheme to reduce the amount of non-packaging agricultural plastics (NPAP) such as silage wrap and crop covers going to landfill has been proposed by Defra, the Scottish Government and the Welsh Assembly Government.

Every year around 83,000 tonnes of waste NPAP is generated on farms in Britain. Until legislation was introduced in 2006 around 80% of this waste was disposed of by uncontrolled burning or burying on farmland which created environmental hazards.

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Plans for a More Eco-Friendly Way to Dispose of Plastic Waste

As the majority of waste NPAP from farms now ends up in landfill, Government has been working with affected industries look...

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