Supply sources of plastic wrapping to be inspected

INSPECTIONS by the Department of Industry and Trade to determine the supply source of plastic wrapping for silage are likely, as more and more material is used from manufacturers who do not contribute to the cost of collection and recycling.

Irish farmers pay a levy on silage wrap to finance its collection and recycling, which is “free of charge” to farmers.

With burning of plastic on farms prohibited, the collection system was introduced to resolve the problem of used plastic becoming an environmental hazard in the countryside.