APRG News

‘Alberta Ag-Plastic. Recycle it!’ Gaining Ground Recovering Ag Plastics for Recycling

LETHBRIDGE, AB (March 27, 2023) – Farmers in Alberta use about 2,000 tonnes of grain bags and approximately 2,200* tonnes of plastic...

News Release Alberta Recycling Pilot for Grain Bags and Baler Twine Extended to August 2023

-Extension Includes Additional Ag Plastic Recycling Collection Sites- LETHBRIDGE, AB (April 28, 2022) – A pilot program enabling farmers...

Six Collection Locations Added to ‘Alberta Ag-plastic. Recycle It!’ Grain Bag and Twine Recycling P

October 21, 2020 – As of early October, six new locations came onboard as collection sites that are open and ready to accept empty...

Time to Recycle those Empty Grain Bags in Alberta; Cleanfarms’ Collection Sites are Ready

It’s winter on the prairies, so it’s time to empty grain bags to move last fall’s harvest to dryers and then to market. For growers who...

October 30, 2019

We hope that you are winning the harvest race. We have a few program updates! Progress - 20 collection sites have been chosen and sites...

July 26, 2019

We hope your summer is going well. We have a few updates to share on how the program is progressing. Collection sites Cleanfarms will...

Cleanfarms Named Recycling Pilot Program Operator

June 4, 2019 Attention: Municipalities, waste commissions, agricultural fieldmen and managers of agricultural plastics We are pleased to...

March 8. 2019

Over the past few weeks we have been focused on hiring a program operator. The operator will facilitate the collection and transportation...

February 15. 2019

As part of our continued commitment to providing updates on the Agricultural Plastics Recycling Pilot Program, we’ll release a monthly...