Bin for plastic can cut recycle costs
It is used for storing farm plastics in a dry, clean and easy-to-use manner.
Storing silage wraps in a dry location as they are removed from bales can reduce charges at the recycling bring-centre.
Otherwise, moisture can increase the weight of the plastic by up to one third, which adds to weight-based recycling charges.
With a recommended retail price of €279, JFC’s Tidywrap Recycling Bin enables farmers to put a system in place in their farmyards to keep plastic dry, and reduce their recycling costs by up to one third.
IFFPG, the national farm plastics recycling scheme, has teamed up with JFC Manufacturing, offering a free JFC bin in a draw at bring-centres in each county. IFFPG recycles about 25,000 tonnes of material annually.
This represents a national recycling rate in excess of 70%, among the highest in the EU. The material is collected from farmers at over 200 bring-centres nationwide in the April to July period each year.
For most Irish farmers, farm plastics recycling has become a mainstream activity. See the www.farmplastics.ie website for more farm plastics information.
