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  • littledoggie
    Senior Member
    • Jan 2010
    • 840

    Plastic down home on the farm

    I have been acutely aware of garbage, plastics, littering, recycling etc. Since 1974. This would be the ONLY statement that the liberals have made that I can get behind. Keep in mind, they are probably pretty desperate right now. But finally it has been said out loud. Now WHAT is going to be done about it? WHO will do it?

    Because we are in the cattle business, we have been acutely aware of the issue with plastic strings on hay/straw bales. ONCE back in the 90's we had to buy hay and since it was scarce it came from quite a distance and with plastic strings. We STILL pick up the odd bit of plastic string. It never goes away. Burn it? Oh, the black smoke. You peoplekind that have cattle, have you ever lost a 500 lb calf, done an 'exploratory' and come up with a plastic bag in the stomach? What about the plastic twine and plastic wrap that goes through the processor........

    You peoplekind that grain farm. What has led to the use of plastic grain bags? I honestly don't know.
  • tweety
    Senior Member
    • Nov 2014
    • 3059

    #2
    I know a fellow who built a plant to melt the grain bags and extruding them into fence posts.

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    • the big wheel
      Senior Member
      • Mar 2017
      • 3860

      #3
      We use plastic or I mean rather paper bags and plastic I mean uhh uhh paper only bags or that sort of stuff for grain works ok in drought years.

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      • furrowtickler
        Senior Member
        • Dec 2004
        • 22193

        #4
        We recycle all right at the farm .
        No grain bags , it’s fricken drives me to see used grain bags all over.
        Blowing onto neighbors land while they *** off to lake . Should be sued for that shit

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        • littledoggie
          Senior Member
          • Jan 2010
          • 840

          #5
          Three year pilot program in Alberta to collect grain bags & twine for recycling:

          https://cleanfarms.ca/alberta-ag-plastic-recycle-it-program/?fbclid=IwAR3qqYBePPPD_n5cX6QzWF8RBDCN78oEsieTryqN Lbez19Ncv5cZtq9QkEY

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          • foragefarmer
            Senior Member
            • Mar 2014
            • 3513

            #6
            Furrow

            We recycle all right at the farm .
            No grain bags , it’s fricken drives me to see used grain bags all over.
            Blowing onto neighbors land while they *** off to lake . Should be sued for that shit


            As a neighbor, doesn't SK3 offer to take you to fishing with him at the lake?

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            • GDR
              Senior Member
              • Oct 2016
              • 1659

              #7
              Originally posted by littledoggie View Post
              Three year pilot program in Alberta to collect grain bags & twine for recycling:

              https://cleanfarms.ca/alberta-ag-plastic-recycle-it-program/?fbclid=IwAR3qqYBePPPD_n5cX6QzWF8RBDCN78oEsieTryqN Lbez19Ncv5cZtq9QkEY
              Our county has been collecting, ag plastics for quite a few years but this new program has taken over. Now they won't take netwrap or silage plastic. Not many options left, either burn or landfill.

              County had contracted collection to 3rd party, they stockpiled multiple years because they couldnt find a buyer for the plastics, then ended up landfilling anyhow. Part of the problem is everyone wants their piece of the pie and then costs get too high.

              Alternatives in desparate need.

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              • AlbertaFarmer5
                Senior Member
                • Oct 2010
                • 12582

                #8
                Our county collects twine and silage plastic separately, under the guise of recycling, but last time I asked about it, conceded that there was no market, and they needed to keep it separate just to keep it from getting tangled up in their bobcats. It still ended up in the same place.

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                • woodland
                  Senior Member
                  • Aug 2015
                  • 1973

                  #9
                  Originally posted by AlbertaFarmer5 View Post
                  Our county collects twine and silage plastic separately, under the guise of recycling, but last time I asked about it, conceded that there was no market, and they needed to keep it separate just to keep it from getting tangled up in their bobcats. It still ended up in the same place.
                  Our friends in a small town used to separate all their garbage since the transfer station had separate bins for everything and said everything would be recycled. Then one day the garbage truck showed up while they were there and just went down the line of dumpster bins including plain old garbage and put it all in the truck. They asked the driver where he was off to next and he said “Ryley” which is a huge landfill east of Edmonton. They become skeptics after that for some reason.

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                  • furrowtickler
                    Senior Member
                    • Dec 2004
                    • 22193

                    #10
                    Originally posted by foragefarmer View Post
                    Furrow

                    We recycle all right at the farm .
                    No grain bags , it’s fricken drives me to see used grain bags all over.
                    Blowing onto neighbors land while they *** off to lake . Should be sued for that shit


                    As a neighbor, doesn't SK3 offer to take you to fishing with him at the lake?
                    Not sure what planet your o. or what your smoking , maybe the same as your hero JT, but we are on the opposite sides of Saskatchewan lol .

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