A new provincial recycling pilot project targets farmers in the hopes of halting burning and burying plastic waste — common practices on Alberta farms. Disposing of grain bags and baling twine, among ...

A pilot program that was launched by the Agricultural Plastics Recycling Group across the province in 2019 continues to encourage local farmers to recycle agricultural waste instead of burying it or ...

The osprey, a common bird of prey found around the world, builds big nests near rivers, lakes and bays. Some of these large raptors line their nests with discarded baling twine or fishing line, but ...

Ospreys love baling twine and like filling their nests with pieces left behind in fields from hay bales. Only problem is, the colorful plastic twine can kill them. Adult birds’ sharp claws can get so ...

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