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New recycling bag brings big benefits

Users of the Agrecovery Wrap programme now have another recycling option making it even more convenient to dispose of their used silage wrap.
Already more than 20,000 of the popular small recycling bags have been sold since the programme began in 2009, however some farmers have also asked for a larger recycling bag which they felt might be more suitable to their particular farm environment.

“The wrap programme has gone from strength to strength since it started but we are constantly looking at how to improve it,” said Graeme Norton, director of 3R Group, programme managers for Agrecovery.   “While the current smaller recycling bag is easy to handle and meets the needs of most farmers, we have had enquiries from those with a lot of stock seeking bigger bags so we decided to offer this larger solution.”

“We’ve made the large bags basically the same size as an alternative recycling programme to make it easier for farmers to compare prices and also for those who want to switch over to the Agrecovery service - now it’s simply a matter of ordering our bags to fit their current bin.     “We’ve also had an audit carried out by AsureQuality to make sure farmers know what they can expect to fit in each bag and to cut through some of the rather rough estimates given by other recycling services.” 

Available directly from Agrecovery, the new 1.3m3 bags are sold individually and hold an average 85 standard round bale wraps each.  Each bag costs $60 + GST which includes the cost of on farm collection.

In addition if farmers want to keep things even neater on the farm they can also buy bins that the bags fit snugly inside.   “The bins aren’t compulsory but they do make it easier for farmers to fill the large bag and they do allow you to get a few more wraps per bag,” says Bruce.

The cost and volume of the new large bag is comparative to the popular small bags which also hold 85 round bale wraps per packet of 5 bags at the same cost of $60 + GST.  The small recycling bags will continue to be sold through most rural retailers, some vets and balage contractors across the country or farmers can buy these direct from Agrecovery.  Large bags and bins can be purchased direct from Agrecovery (online or by freephone 0800 247 326).

June 2010
 
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