Recycling agricultural plastic mulch: limitations and opportunities in the United States

Plastic mulches have become an essential component of modern agriculture since their introduction in the 1950s. However, disposal of plastic mulches poses serious environmental challenges as plastics that are not considered biodegradable or compostable can take several hundred years to degrade. Each...

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Published in:	Circular Agricultural Systems
Main Authors:	Kwabena A. Sarpong, Funmilayo A. Adesina, Lisa W. DeVetter, Kun Zhang, Kevin DeWhitt, Karl R. Englund, Carol Miles
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Maximum Academic Press 2024-01-01
Subjects:	end-of-life mechanical recycling agricultural plastics advanced recycling chemical recycling thermal recycling biological recycling
Online Access:	https://www.maxapress.com/article/doi/10.48130/cas-0024-0003