(Click on 'ABOUT' for Table of Contents and 'How to Recycle' Overview. RAPP is a Cornell University project. In New York State, RAPP works in collaboration with local partners to collect used plastic from farmers who follow RAPP guidelines to prepare their plastics for recycling. Much of the plastic is baled on-farms, using a BigFoot mobile plastics baler purchased with funding from the NYS Enviro
nmental Protection Fund. Waste plastic is transformed into new products such as plastic sidewalk pavers, a plastic 'plywood' substitute, oil, etc. RAPP also works beyond NYS, consulting with agencies, organizations and businesses seeking to implement recycling programs for these difficult-to-handle materials. OVERVIEW: HOW TO RECYCLE AGRICULTURAL PLASTICS:
• Keep plastic as clean and dry as possible.
• Shake out pebbles and clumps of soil.
• Roll or fold used film plastic into pillow-sized bundles.
• Store off the ground (e.g., on pallets), out of mud, gravel and grit.
• Separate different types of used plastic by color and type.
• In NYS contact RAPP staff or project partners to find out how the collection system is working in your area. Look at the brochure 'Update for Farmers'
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RAPP's resources are organized into the following ‘Photo Albums,' which contain lots more than photos:
RECYCLING DIFFERENT TYPES of PLASTIC: How To + Photos.
• Compact Ways to Store Used Film
• Recycle Bale Wrap, Silage Bags and Bunker Silo Covers
• Recycle Baler Twine
• Recycle Boat Wrap/Marina Film
• Recycle Horticultural Film
• Recycle Maple Tubing
• Recycle Pesticide Containers
• Recycle Rigid Plastic Containers
INFO for FARMERS, RECYCLERS, ORGANIZERS
• Contacts: NYS & Beyond
• Information for Educators
• Information for Farmers
• Info for Recycling Community
• What NOT to Do
BACKGROUND
• Agricultural Plastics: Q& A
• All About Plastic
• Life Cycle of Agricultural Plastics
• Media Coverage
• RAPP Presentations & Reports
• What Happens to Used Plastic?
• Why Recycle Agricultural Plastics
RESOURCES for RAPP PARTICIPANTS & ORGANIZERS
• Register with NYS DEC to Store Plastic for Recycling
• Using a BigFoot Plastics Baler
