{"id":477658,"date":"2021-04-19T06:03:21","date_gmt":"2021-04-19T10:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/earth-week-signals-start-of-agricultural-jug-recycling-again\/"},"modified":"2021-04-19T06:03:21","modified_gmt":"2021-04-19T10:03:21","slug":"earth-week-signals-start-of-agricultural-jug-recycling-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/earth-week-signals-start-of-agricultural-jug-recycling-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Earth Week Signals Start of Agricultural Jug Recycling Again"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n-Last Year Farmers Recycled More Than 5.5M Containers-
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MOOSE JAW, Saskatchewan., April 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — This week, April 18 to 25, is Earth Week and with it comes a reminder to Canadian farmers that the annual agricultural plastic jug recycling program is about to start again, says Cleanfarms<\/a>, the national stewardship organization that recovers agricultural waste like plastic jugs for recycling.<\/p>\n

Cleanfarms\u2019 program for empty containers runs from May to October coast to coast, and during that time more than 1,100 collection locations work with Cleanfarms accepting millions of empty plastic containers 23L and under for recycling. The program keeps these resource materials out of the environment and reinvested in the circular economy.<\/p>\n

Last year alone, Canadian farmers brought back more than 5.5 million empty containers bringing the total since the jug collection program began more than 30 years ago to 137.4 million containers returned for recycling.<\/p>\n

Cleanfarms estimates that, as of 2019, the three-year average collection rate has increased to over 70% of the containers returned for recycling, up from the previous rate of 65%. The recycling rate for 2020 will be released in June.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re challenging Canadian farmers to make a commitment this Earth Week to bring back all of the ag plastic jugs they use in their farm operations. We want 100% of them this year,\u201d said Cleanfarms Executive Director Barry Friesen.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur research shows that farmers want ag waste management programs that help them fulfil environmental responsibility goals and to operate their farms more sustainably for themselves and for future generations. They are eager to participate in programs that help them keep their farms and farm communities clean,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

In addition to empty small plastic ag containers for pesticides and fertilizers, Cleanfarms also operates:<\/p>\n