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2020 a success for collecting agricultural waste
2020 should not go down in the record books only for Covid-19
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CleanFarms adds Alberta bag and twine collections sites
LETHBRIDGE, Alberta – As of early October, CleanFarms has added six new collection sites for empty agricultural grain bags and used twine for recycling. This increases the total number of collection locations in the ‘Alberta Ag-plastic. Recycle It!‘ pilot program…
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CleanFarms collecting pesticides in B.C.
MOOSE JAW, Sask. – This fall, farmers on Vancouver Island and in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia can safely dispose of unwanted agricultural pesticides and old, obsolete livestock and equine medications through a Cleanfarms clean-up program. Cleanfarms is operating…
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Canadian farmers show dedication to recycling programs
ETOBICOKE, Ont – Cleanfarms has released its 2019 Annual Report showing that Canadian farmers are strengthening their commitment to land, water and air stewardship by returning ag-plastic waste such as empty pesticide and fertilizer containers and grain bags for recycling.…
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Cleanfarms opens Alberta office
LETHBRIDGE, Alberta – Cleanfarms, a Canada-wide stewardship organization best known for its ag-plastics recycling programs for pesticide and fertilizer jugs and totes and grain bags has opened an Alberta office in Lethbridge. “Alberta’s importance as an executive hub for agricultural…
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Grain bag recycling takes off
MOOSE JAW, Saskatchewan – Halfway through 2019, and with one of the busiest periods of grain bag recycling still ahead, Saskatchewan farmers have already recycled 25 percent more grain bags in 2019 than they did in all of 2018, according…
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Taking a closer look: Grain bag environmental handling fees and deposits
The program has transitioned from a government-funded to an industry-funded model