New Scheme Hopes to Tackle Farm Plastic Pollution in Rivers

New project to recycle farm plastics to protect rivers

A new project to tackle plastic pollution is aiming to recycle an extra 200 tonnes of farm plastics across Wales.

New scheme hopes to tackle farm plastic pollution in rivers

A new scheme is being trialled in south Wales with the aim of recycling an extra 200 tonnes of farm plastics to reduce farm plastic pollution in our…

New scheme launched to tackle plastic pollution in Welsh rivers

A new scheme is being trialled with the aim of reducing the amount of farm plastic pollution in Wales’ rivers. Natural Resources Wales’s (NRW) Four Rivers for LIFE project is working with Agriculture Plastics Environment (APE), Birch Farm Plastics and Afonydd Cymru to increase the collection and recycling rates of farm plastics. Farmers and landowners […]

Farm plastic recycling trial launches to protect local rivers and wildlife

New ‘drop-off centres’ offer reduced-cost solution for silage wrap and waste plastic A NEW recycling scheme is being trialled across South Wales in a bid to collect an extra 200 tonnes of farm plastics and cut pollution in rivers vital for wildlife and local communities. The Four Rivers for LIFE project, led by Natural Resources Wales (NRW), is working in partnership with Agriculture Plastics Environment (APE), Birch Farm Plastics, and Afonydd C…

New recycling scheme targets farm plastic pollution in Welsh river catchments

A trial scheme to tackle plastic pollution from farms is being launched across south Wales, with the aim of improving river health and protecting endangered wildlife. Led by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) through its Four Rivers for LIFE programme, the initiative will see new drop-off centres set up across four ecologically sensitive river catchments — the Teifi, Tywi, Cleddau and Usk — where waste such as silage wrap and feed bags has become a g…