As a crucial agricultural yield-increasing technique in arid and semi-arid regions, plastic film mulching (PFM) has significantly enhanced crop yield and quality by increasing soil temperature, ...

Daly Plastics, Caroda Polymer Recovery’s subsidiary, operates four granulation lines in Zutphen, making it one of the largest plastics scrap processing companies in the Netherlands. Daly Plastics aims ...

Researchers at Michigan State University are using an engineered polyethylene film in an agricultural application that has potential to make billions of acres of poor soil around the world into ...

The mulch films market expansion occurs through the mulch films as particular agricultural materials, which they make from polyethylene, biodegradable polymers and photodegradable compounds to create ...

Using plastic sheets for weed control, even under current best management practices, pollutes soil with macro- and micro-plastics and negatively affect critical soil functions, according to a study.

Study by German research firm Ceresana finds legislated bans are not enough to deter global demand for plastic films and packaging. Despite regional opposition to plastic shopping bags, a forecast ...

In a recent review article published in the journal Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering, researchers explored the dual role of agricultural plastics in modern farming systems. They ...

While much of the public’s attention—and funding for scientific research—has been funneled into efforts that focus on the impact of plastics in marine environments, the ones in our soils may be just ...