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 ...

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 ...

Whether you're a home gardener or an industrial farmer, you might be familiar with mulching films—plastic sheets laid over the soil to protect seedlings and promote crop growth. But like many other ...

Varied landscapes of agricultural films in 6 global hotspots. (A) Locations of the 6 hotspots. (B) Changes of the usage of agricultural film and mulching film and the proportion of mulching films in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...