Drip Irrigation Tapes Recycling: Reducing Plastic Waste in Agriculture

Agricultural plastics are undeniably beneficial because they keep agricultural products safer, preserve water, and boost production. In this context, it is impossible not to talk about drip irrigation tapes (aka irrigation pipes). When they complete their lifecycle, properly recycled drip irrigation tapes not only help increase efficiency and preserve water in agriculture but also create economic value and reduce carbon emissions. 

Plastic drip tapes are mostly made of PE derivatives and can be recycled. The recycled pellets from drip tapes can be reused to produce new drip tapes and many other plastic products, thus it creates a circular economy by reducing plastic waste and reusing the materials instead of deriving them from non-renewable resources. In this way, we can conserve energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions that would result from producing new plastic products.

Repro-Flex Plus cutter compactor integrated two stage plastic granulator is a one-step flexible recycling solution that can process post-consumer plastic materials like drip irrigation tapes, soft irrigation hoses, PP and PE soft packaging materials as well as pre-crushed hard plastic forms of them.

The recycled drip irrigation tape pellets are like other recycled pellets and can be used to manufacture a variety of plastic products. Since most of the drip tape recycled pellets are black colors, it is more advantageous to use them for the production of such as drip irrigation tape systems, pipes, trash bags, cargo bags, and other packaging materials.