{"id":24068,"date":"2019-06-27T15:33:03","date_gmt":"2019-06-27T13:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=24068"},"modified":"2019-06-28T16:02:28","modified_gmt":"2019-06-28T14:02:28","slug":"earth-initiative-recycles-harvested-plastics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/erde-initiative-recyclt-erntekunststoffe\/","title":{"rendered":"ERDE initiative commits to recycling crop plastics"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201eCollect and recycle all film from the field!\u201c - ERDE initiative commits to taking back and recycling crop plastics<\/strong><\/p>\n

The IK Initiative EARTH<\/strong> (E<\/strong>harvest plastics R<\/strong>ecycling De<\/strong>Germany) is committed, 65 per cent<\/strong> of all silage and stretch films placed on the market in Germany by 2022. The official presentation of the Voluntary commitment<\/strong> as part of the parliamentary evening of the plastics processing industry on 26 June 2019 in Berlin.<\/p>\n

Dr Regina Dube, Head of Department for Water Management, Resource Conservation and Adaptation to Climate Change at the Federal Ministry for the Environment, accepted the voluntary commitment. In addition to the ERDE initiative, the signatories are the IK Industrievereinigung Kunststoffverpackungen, the German Raiffeisenverband, the Bundesverband der Agrargewerblichen Wirtschaft e.V. and the Bundesverband Lohnunternehmen.<\/p>

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\u201eAll crop plastics should be collected and recycled in order to close the cycle and prevent plastics from entering the soil and the environment.\u201c,
\nexplained ERDE Managing Director and IK Managing Director Dr J\u00fcrgen Bruder<\/strong> the ambitious goals of the ERDE initiative.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He adds: \u201eManufacturers and distributors of agricultural films are the backbone of the initiative; their strong financial commitment is what makes it possible to take back used films at low cost. This is extended product responsibility in action.\u201c At the same time, the expansion of recycling reduces CO2 emissions.<\/p>\n

To date, 25 per cent of silage and stretch film has been collected and recycled by ERDE. Around 70 per cent of the agricultural film collected is recycled in Germany, the remaining 30 per cent in other EU countries. The used films are turned into valuable raw materials, including for new agricultural and construction films, irrigation hoses and bin liners.<\/p>