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Why dirty farm plastic matters: Cleaner mulch film could cut landfill waste and fossil fuel use

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Nearly a billion pounds of plastic film mulch is used in American agriculture each year, and most of it is dumped into landfills. New research from Washington State University shows that recycling could be a feasible alternative, reducing reliance on fossil fuels and keeping plastics out of the waste stream.

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