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Battery recycling program for Sask.

Farming has role in recycling’s future

Ag recycler marks 10 years

Putting a wrap on grain bags

Recycled greenhouse gas used to make plastics
The new technology could be used to recycle items such as waste grain bags by capturing the carbon dioxide and converting it back to plastic
Researchers have discovered a way to recycle waste greenhouse gases to make plastic. “Our technology takes carbon dioxide and converts it into ethylene, which is the main precursor of plastic,” said Phil De Luna, a PhD student at the University of Toronto. Using the Canadian Light Source at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, De […] Read more
Sask. has plan to carry on with scrap tire collection

Ohio man farms the wasteland

Waste not, want not

Sea containers get new life: thinking outside the box
Cattle feeders or dog kennels, office or storage facility — imagination is the limit
The sky’s the limit when it comes to customizing shipping containers for use on the farm, says Joe Hamilton. The half owner of Bond Industrial Direct Inc. in Saskatoon has been modifying and retrofitting containers for the mining and construction industries since 2009. He said the functional structures that are created from recycled sea containers […] Read more
No more lagoons
Livestock water recycling system breaks down manure and produces water that can be used for on-farm jobs
Imagine pouring thousands of litres of soupy manure through a series of filters and generating clean, clear water. It is the premise of Livestock Water Recycling, a Calgary company that has sold its patented units to dairy and hog farms in Canada and the United States. Milking parlour technology has advanced over the years, but […] Read more