Restrictions coming for microplastics in controlled-release fertilisers, seed coatings and more

Changes may be on the way in many materials used on farms, due to the European Commission’s strategy since 2018 to reduce plastic as an environmental pollutant.

Currently, it is being decided which materials may be restricted. Among them are likely to be polymers utilised for controlled- release fertilisers, capsule suspension plant protection products, seed coatings, and biocides.