Researchers at Michigan State University are using an engineered polyethylene film in an agricultural application that has potential to make billions of acres of poor soil around the world into ...

Plastic film covering farmland, greenhouse structures for light and heat retention, and irrigation pipes for precise water delivery—these common agricultural scenarios have maken agricultural plastics ...

Plasticulture refers to the use of plastic in agricultural activities. This can include soil fumigation, irrigation, the packaging of agricultural products, and the protection of harvests from ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently awarded a four-year, $744,000 grant to a team of researchers to develop new mulch films for agricultural crops that are not only sustainable and ...

Agricultural plastic mulch films are widely used around the world to increase crop yields, conserve soil moisture, and suppress weeds. However, once these films are discarded, they can persist in the ...

Daly Plastics, Caroda Polymer Recovery’s subsidiary, operates four granulation lines in Zutphen, making it one of the largest plastics scrap processing companies in the Netherlands. Daly Plastics aims ...

In a recent review article published in the journal Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering, researchers explored the dual role of agricultural plastics in modern farming systems. They ...

Study by German research firm Ceresana finds legislated bans are not enough to deter global demand for plastic films and packaging. Despite regional opposition to plastic shopping bags, a forecast ...