RAM and Minnesota Milk have partnered to host this Stakeholder Meeting at their workshop on January 24th, 2018 at ElmerZ in Sauk Centre, MN. All are welcome and encouraged to attend to learn about the latest developments in agricultural, horticultural, and marine film plastic recycling in Minnesota. Tours held before and after meeting. For full agenda click here, to register click here. NOTE: You will be directed to the Minnesota Milk registration page, please register on that site. … [Read more...]
Revolution Plastic – Recapture Bag- program roll out
In response to the need to begin collecting agricultural film plastics from smaller farmers or those in isolated locations, Revolution Plastics has developed the Recapture Bag option. This consists of a kit of five specially sized bags, designed to hold 200 pounds of used Ag plastic apiece. Filling all five bags will allow for 1000 pounds of bale wrap, silage bags or bunker covers, large grain bags, greenhouse/hoop house film, or boat wrap to be collected. Recapture Bag kits are available … [Read more...]
Closing the Loop, Revolution Bags
Revolution Bag, brought to you by Cole Papers, collects the used agricultural plastic then recycles it into 100% certified post-consumer resin. With this bag you can meet EPA mandates, capture LEED points and get a really great bag in the process. These bags also come in a variety of sizes and degrees of strength. The Revolution Bag is a durable can liner that is ecofriendly and doesn't cost more for being green. For more information and samples contact Maria McCarthy; … [Read more...]
May 2017 Agricultural Plastic Update
The Revolution Plastics Dumpsters Have Arrived! In place now on central Minnesota farms and at boat dealerships. All during the week of April 3-7, 2017, rural Minnesotans saw the new white recycling dumpsters on flat bed trailers heading to locations across the central and north central part of the state. Marvin Miller, with Enchanted Dairy out of Little Falls was the first farmer to pick up dumpsters at these events. When Marvin and his brother Ron expanded their farm in … [Read more...]
April 2017 Agricultural Plastic Update
Recycling of Agricultural Plastics became a reality for nearly 500 farmers and marinas in central Minnesota as of April 7, 2017. During the week of April 3-7, a total of 516 new recycling dumpsters were dispersed by the Revolution Plastics Company at no cost to the participants who had qualified for the program in what is a truly revolutionary way to manage this deluge of unwanted plastic. The Recycling Association of Minnesota and project partners Stearns, Sherburne, Benton, Pope, Douglas, … [Read more...]
February 2017 Agricultural Plastic Update
The Agricultural Plastic and Boat Wrap recycling initiative has taken some great steps forward in the past six months. With the advent of the Revolution Plastics company bringing their program to Minnesota in December, 2016 , active on–farm collection of plastics has begun. On Monday, January 30, 2017, Revolution Plastics’ packer trucks collected 21,300 lbs of ag plastics in Winona County and headed back out the next day to empty the remainder of the 134 dumpsters that were distributed to … [Read more...]