Agricultural waste is often seen as a disposal problem, but new research suggests it could be a powerful tool for climate change mitigation. A study published in Agricultural Ecology and Environment ...

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 ...

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 ...

In agricultural production, microplastics have become environmental pollutants that cannot be ignored. They may not only enter the food chain through the soil-plant system, threatening food safety, ...

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 ...

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 ...

While much of the public’s attention—and funding for scientific research—has been funneled into efforts that focus on the impact of plastics in marine environments, the ones in our soils may be just ...