Increasing that number will depend on making drop-off more convenient and expanding options for giving plastic a second life. In New York, where a statewide ban on backyard or farm burning of plastics was passed in 2009, the Cornell program worked with the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation to pioneer agricultural plastics recycling and do educational outreach about recycling options through extension programs and local soil and water conservation districts.
Долгое время использованный сельскохозяйственный пластик вывозили на свалки, а также нередко сжигали или закапывали в землю прямо на территории ферм.