Film recycling project offers agricultural breakthrough
17/08/2012
Partners in a European Commission-funded project designed to solve problems relating to the recycling of used agricultural film have described its results as “promising”. The project, whose partners included the UK’s Packaging and Films Association (Pafa), recently completed a research and development programme linked to the prototype testing of a new cleaning device which has cut contamination by 65% – on the farm or at a collection hub – without the need for washing. The EC funded project has identified how new technology can assist in an area of recycling that has historically high levels of contamination and helped bring together parties across Europe together to share and develop best practice.
