Waste management (New York, N.Y.)PlasticsAgricultureRecyclingMidwestern United StatesRefuse Disposal
Survey of agricultural plastic waste in the American Midwest: Usage and disposal.
Julie M Rieland, Christina Gore, Kalman B Migler, Kathryn L Beers
Published: 202610.1016/j.wasman.2025.115212
Abstract
An estimated 2.7 % of US plastics are made for agricultural applications in forms such as films, jugs, fence posts, and hoses. However, there is limited data on rates of use, and more importantly on fate at end of life. We first present a comprehensi…
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