Plastic pollution and agriculture

Plastics can be used more sustainably in agriculture - Nature

The rates of reuse and recycling for agricultural plastic waste are currently very low (<10%) and need to be substantially increased. In cases ...

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 ...

Breaking the plastic cycle in agriculture

Abandoned plastics have a tendency to degrade into smaller particles known as microplastics. Microplastics can accumulate in the soil and harm ...

Can Agriculture Kick Its Plastic Addiction? | Civil Eats

The field consumes 14 million tons of plastics every year, with crop and livestock production accounting for 80 percent. In 2021, the United ...

Plastics in agriculture – an environmental challenge - UNEP

The 29th edition of UNEP's Foresight Brief explores the use of plastic in agriculture and the significant waste problem this entails which ...

Plastic pollution and agriculture - reNature

Plastic waste can pollute the soil in agricultural areas, which will prevent plants from properly absorbing nutrients and thereby impede their ...

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 ...

Reducing Agricultural Plastics' Environmental Impacts - Bren School

This project conducted life cycle assessments of various end of life options (landfill, mechanical recycling, incineration, and pyrolysis) and identified the ...

Plastics in Agriculture

The accumulation of plastic waste in agricultural lands harms soil health, disrupts ecosystems, and poses a growing challenge to sustainable farming practices.

Plastic Pollution in Agriculture as a Threat to Food Security ... - MDPI

This review examines the multifaceted problems of plastic pollution in agriculture as a risk to food security, the ecosystem, and the environment.

Human Health Hazards from Ag Plastics - Penn State Extension

Agricultural plastics, when exposed to environmental factors like sunlight and weathering, can break down into microplastics—tiny particles less ...

Finding more sustainable ways to use plastics in agriculture

Every year, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, some 12.5 million tonnes of plastic are used in agricultural ...

Plastic pollution in agricultural landscapes: an overlooked threat to ...

Ecosystem services such as pollination and biocontrol may be severely affected by emerging nano/micro-plastics (NMP) pollution.

Agricultural plastic pollution reduces soil function even under best ...

We found that under best management practices, plastic derived from mulch films is accumulating in agricultural soils, that this accumulation ...

Review Plastic in agricultural soils – A global risk for groundwater ...

Presence of plastic enhances pesticide transport through agricultural soils. •. Plastic in agricultural soils poses a risk for drinking water supplies. Abstract.

Plastic contamination in agricultural soils: a review

This study aims to review up-to-the-minute knowledge about plastic contamination studies, suggest the best method for microplastic studies, and propose future ...

Plastics in soil threaten food security, health, and environment: FAO

While plastic refuse littering beaches and oceans draws high-profile attention, the Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) Assessment of ...

Plastics in Agriculture – An Environmental Challenge

All these products have helped increase crop yields, but there is increasing evidence that degraded plastics are contaminating the soil and impacting ...

Reducing Plastic Pollution in Agriculture: Strategies for Sustainable ...

In this blog post, we'll explore innovative approaches to achieving sustainability while mitigating the environmental footprint of plastic use in agriculture.

Ocean Plastic Is Bad, but Soil Plastic Pollution May Be Worse

According to a recent report by the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the earth's soils may be more saturated with ...