Growing pains: using plastics in agricultural film

Sustainability in agriculture has become increasingly important – and this extends to its use of plastics in products such as greenhouse film and mulch film. While they help to boost output, they can cause pollution if they partially decompose and get into the soil. Delegates at the recent Agricultural Film conference in Barcelona – organised by AMI – heard how developers have come up with new biodegradable film formulations that can also help to improve soil properties.

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