For grain bags the EHF will be 25 cents per kilogram for baler twine of all sizes it will be 33 cents per kilogram.Ī similar program that includes an EHF has been in place for the past three years on the sale of grain bags under the provincially-regulated program in Saskatchewan. It is applied to grain bag and baler twine sales at the time of purchase, which usually begins in early summer. Under the regulation, responsibility for the permanent program now rests with the companies that supply grain bags and baler twine into the province.īeginning on December 1, the regulated program includes a non-refundable environmental handling fee (EHF) that helps cover the cost of recycling. In 2020, Manitoba Conservation and Climate asked Cleanfarms to transition the grain bag and twine pilot to a province-wide permanent recycling program that will give Manitoba farmers broader access to recycling for these used ag plastics year-over-year. It also developed and operates the successful small and large pesticide and fertilizer container recycling programs.
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“As long as farmers take steps to make sure they are free of grain and debris and rolled, we’ll take them at our collection sites for recycling.”ĭirections for preparing grain bags and twine for recycling are included on cleanfarms.caĬleanfarms, a non-profit industry stewardship organization that has developed similar recycling programs for used ag plastics across Canada, has operated a multi-location pilot recycling collection program for used empty grain bags in Manitoba since 2013.
“It doesn’t matter if the grain bags were purchased this year, or if they were left over from previous years,” says Cleanfarms Executive Director Barry Friesen.