Waste Management
Rubbish as a resource
Plastic waste from farms isn’t just rubbish, it’s a resource. As a product stewardship scheme, Agrecovery doesn’t just collect your plastic farm waste, it cares about the products that plastic is turned into.
Waste – what’s required in your audit?
If you have an onfarm audit under the New Zealand Farm Assurance Programme (NZFAP), chances are you will have been asked about how you deal with farm waste. What are the requirements farmers need to meet to get the green light?
Let’s talk rubbish …
Taranaki dairy farmer Trish Rankin has worked with catchment groups to help farmers plan their actions, and with councils to build in better waste minimisation strategies for their rural communities, here she shares top tips for how to manage waste created onfarm.
Words Trish Rankin
Regenerating nature through collaboration
Farmers are conservationists at heart. Telling our story around the good work being done to enhance biodiversity on farm is key, and organisations like the Sustainable Business Network are partnering with businesses and landowners to access funds to help fast-track important biodiversity work on farms.