- 'Plasticulture' in Farming Persists🔍
- Agriculture has a plastic problem and it's threatening the future of food🔍
- Farms study shows plastic mulch is contaminating agricultural fields🔍
- Plastic Use in Agriculture Must be Reduced🔍
- Giant Heaps of Plastic Are Helping Vegetables Grow🔍
- agriculture — News Stories About Plastic Pollution🔍
- A Plastic Tsunami is Taking Over Farms. What Will Stop Plasticulture?🔍
- Plastic pollution in agricultural landscapes🔍
Plastic in agriculture News
'Plasticulture' in Farming Persists, Potentially Impacting Food Safety
U.S. farms are covered in plastic, from the sides of greenhouses to plastic mulch, hoop houses, irrigation tubes, and more.
Agriculture has a plastic problem and it's threatening the future of food
In 2019, agriculture value chains used 12.5 million tonnes of plastic and food packaging contributed to 37.3 million tonnes globally, according ...
Farms study shows plastic mulch is contaminating agricultural fields
Using plastic sheets for weed control, even under current best management practices, pollutes soil with macro- and micro-plastics and negatively affects ...
Plastic Use in Agriculture Must be Reduced, According to New ...
Plastic use in agriculture must be reduced in order to mitigate pollution and prevent toxic chemicals from leaching into the soil and adversely affecting human ...
Giant Heaps of Plastic Are Helping Vegetables Grow - The Atlantic
Plastic allows farmers to use less water and fertilizer. But at the end of each season, they're left with a pile of waste.
agriculture — News Stories About Plastic Pollution
The 29th edition of UNEP's Foresight Brief highlights how plastics used extensively in farming – from plastic coated plastic fertilizers to mulch film – are ...
A Plastic Tsunami is Taking Over Farms. What Will Stop Plasticulture?
In 2021, the FAO called for a more sustainable use of agricultural plastics and promoted a net zero plastic waste for agriculture. That's where ...
Plastic pollution in agricultural landscapes: an overlooked threat to ...
Fig. 1: Nano/micro-plastic (NMP) exposure pathways and direct and indirect effects on pollinators, pests and pest control agents at the farm and ...
Plastic leaching into farmer's fields at alarming rate: new report - UNEP
The 29th edition of UNEP's Foresight Brief highlights how plastics used extensively in farming – from plastic coated plastic fertilizers to ...
Farmers are relying on plastic more than ever, but the environmental ...
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Can Agriculture Kick Its Plastic Addiction? | Civil Eats
While the plastics used at every step of the farming process can boost productivity, they also pollute the soil and the food we eat.
How immense is farming's problem with plastic?
Farming and horticulture is now hugely dependent on a wide array of plastics, and this goes for organic, biodynamic and regenerative farms as well.
Plastics in soil threaten food security, health, and environment: FAO
Plastic pollution has become pervasive in agricultural soils, according to a new report released on Tuesday by the UN agriculture agency.
Sustainable plastics from agricultural waste - ScienceDaily
Scientists have developed a sustainable method to make high-performance plastics from agricultural ... Keep up to date with the latest news from ...
We need to talk about plastics. Plastic products have become a convenient tool in many areas of life, and agriculture is no different. Plastics are...
The alarming impact of plastics used in modern agricultural practices
A new study from Rutgers University has sounded the alarm on the extensive use of plastics in agriculture and its potential threats.
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Are farm fields a hidden source of ...
Though farm plastic amounts to less than five percent of all plastic production — now approaching half a billion tons annually — its use on ...
Plastics are piling up in soil across the world warns UN environment ...
Plastics used in farming activities are accumulating in agricultural soil worldwide at an alarming rate, a new report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) ...
'Disastrous' plastic use in farming threatens food safety – UN
The “disastrous” way in which plastic is used in farming across the world is threatening food safety and potentially human health, according to a report from ...
Microplastics and Agriculture - Sierra Club
Plastic and microplastic contamination is prevalent in large and small agricultural operations, posing a threat to current and future food production systems.