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Government scheme increases recycling on farms
More than 650 tonnes of plastic farm waste has been recycled nationwide during the past year thanks to a government-funded scheme, Environment Minister Amy Adams says. Under the product stewardship scheme, Plasback supplies more than 1000 recycling bins to New …
Good sign – Five Star Beef part of trend toward agricultural plastic recycling
New signage has been installed to mark the alliance between agricultural plastics recycling programme Plasback and industry-leading feedlot Five Star Beef. Five Star Beef is a high quality grain finishing operation that finishes about 35,000 beef cattle each year. Based …
Winner 2012 Taranaki Council Award
PLASBACK RECOGNISED FOR CLEANING UP TARANAKI FARMS Plasback, the product stewardship scheme run by Agpac Ltd, has been recognised with an Environmental award from the Tarankai District Council. The prestigious award is granted to recognise sustainable farm management practices. In …
Winner 2011 Plasback Sustainability Award
PRESS RELEASE Winner 2011 Plasback Sustainability Award The inaugural Plasback Sustainability Award has been presented at this year’s Australian Fodder Industry Association (AFIA) conference on the Sunshine Coast. The Plasback Sustainability Award recognises excellence in sustainable farming practises, with a …
Plasback exports recycled plastic resin to Australia and Korea
The Plasback product stewardship scheme has exported 30 tonnes of plastic resin made from recycled silage wrap film to Australia and Korea. Plasback scheme manager Chris Hartshorne says along with continuing to develop new products in New Zealand from recycled …
AGPRO joins Plasback recycling scheme
Agrichemical manufacturer AGPRO NZ Limited is the latest company to join the Plasback rural recycling programme. Plasback is a comprehensive plastic recycling scheme that offers farmers on-farm collection of silage wrap, drums, polypropylene bags and vineyard net. As New Zealand’s …
Parliamentary Q & A “Burning rural plastics”
Parliamentary Q& A “Burning rural plastics” JOHN HAYES (National—Wairarapa) to the Minister for the Environment: What steps is the Government taking to reduce the amount of rural plastic waste being burnt, buried, or ending up as countryside litter? Hon Dr …
Government backs farm recycling scheme
Farmers are being encouraged to recycle and reuse rather than burn or bury thousands of tonnes plastic waste under a new scheme launched by the Government today. “It is neither clean nor green that over 7,000 tonnes of plastic farm …
Plasback receives Product Stewardship accreditation
Environment Minister Nick Smith today announced the Government’s accreditation of two new product stewardship schemes for recycling and reducing harm from used farm plastics and glass packaging. “Product stewardship schemes are an excellent way of getting all parties involved in …
Taranaki Daily News article
Summer no longer means a heap of sodden, stinking, filthy silage wrap for Inglewood farmer Gary Kemp. In the past, he’s wasted glorious summer days getting rid of the rubbish from winter feed stacks, but now he’s joined a small …