In September 2011 Agrecovery launched a programme for the recovery of 61 – 1000 litre plastic and steel drums.
The programme started with seven participating brand owners, there now are fourteen!
Drums belonging to the fourteen brand owners are eligible for free on-property collection.
Drums must be empty, triple rinsed and reasonably clean. They must also be identifable as belonging to participating brand owners.
To book collection:
For a booking form simply freephone 0800 AGRECOVERY (0800 247 326) or download the form.
Drums from brand owners who do not participate in the Agrecovery drum programme can be collected at a cost of $10 per ...
The Agrecovery Chemicals recovery programme will be holding six regional collections for unwanted or expired agrichemicals early in the New Year. Collections will be held in the Bay of Plenty, Waikato, Taranaki, Manawatu (including Ruahephu, Wanganui, Rangitikei and Horowhenua districts), Nelson and the Greater Wellington region (including Wairarapa and Kapiti). Ten regional collections held during the 2010 – 2011 financial period resulted in just over 15,000kg of unwanted agrichemicals cleared from rural properties. The three largest collections were held in Canterbury, Otago and Auckland recovering 2,060kg, 1,921kg and 1,908kg respectively. Debbie Sherwood, Coordinator for the Agrecovery Chemicals programme said “It’s great to see farmers and growers taking advantage of the programme to clear their properties of old or unwanted chemicals, ...
Following on from the successful 2012 promotion, Agrecovery will again be running a container promotion in early 2013. Win one of ten $500 vouchers to spend with your preferred rural supplier! Simply recycle your eligible plastic containers with Agrecovery at 70 collection sites nationwide during February and March 2013. Agrecovery Containers provides a safe and fully compliant recycling programme for plastic agrichemical, biological, animal health and dairy hygiene containers. Containers from 59 participating brand owners are FREE to recycle through Agrecovery. Containers must be empty, triple rinsed and 60 litres and under in size. To be eligible containers must still have their label on. Every collection receipt issued by an Agrecovery Collection site during February and March 2013 constitutes an ...
PDC Barn in Taumarunui, Fruitfed Supplies in Ohakune and Farmlands in Taupo are three companies locally supporting the push for sustainability and environmental best practice in our primary industries. All three companies are now collection sites in the Central North Island for the Agrecovery Container Recycling programme. The programme allows farmers and growers across the country to recycle empty 1 – 60 litre plastic containers. Eligible containers from the 55 agrichemical, biological, animal health and dairy hygiene companies who support this product stewardship programme can be recycled for free. Ohakune, Taumarunui and Taupo are just three of the seventy collection sites located across the country. George Thomas of PDC Barn said the company was keen to be part of the ...
“Soil Health, Plant Health, Our Health” is key to the vision of Roots Shoots and Fruits, a New Zealand organic nutritional fertiliser supply company. The addition of Roots Shoots and Fruits brings to 55 the number of brand owners supporting this product stewardship programme for agrichemical, biological, animal health and dairy hygiene plastic containers. Tim Callaghan, Director of Waiheke based Roots Shoots and Fruits, says “We’re an enviromentally orientated company with a focus on sustainable and efficient organic liquid fertilisers and we specialise in nutrition and biological agents. “We’re really passionate about improving grower profitability and increasing the nutritional value of food, but we also believe it’s important to respect our environment and improve soils for future generations. Being part ...
Avoiding accidents with agrichemicals is high on the agenda with a new drum recovery programme launched by Agrecovery Rural Recycling.
The Agrecovery Drum programme offers farmers and growers around the country free on property collection for plastic or steel drums from 61 - 1000 litres in size. Drums must be empty and triple rinsed.
The programme follows international best practice ensuring that drums are returned to the manufacturer or reconditioned through an approved contractor. Those that have reached the end of their useful life will be appropriately recycled; a process certified by Agrecovery’s recycling partners.
Duncan Scotland, Sales and Marketing Manager for the Agrecovery programme, says “There is a real cottage industry in New Zealand with drums collected by “drum runners”. These ...
Agrecovery now has a new look for its advertising! Over the early years of the Agrecovery programme advertising focused on informing potential programme users what services Agrecovery offered and how to use them. Now the programme is more established, advertising is moving to a simpler message; a strong call to action! Keep an eye out for our new advertising in various industry publications from October onwards. Click here to view a sample advert.
Westland Milk Products Environmental and On Farm Services Team (from right to left) Wayne Climo, Sarah Morgan, Rob Pieper, Chris Pullen Agrecovery Rural Recycling and Westland Milk Products are working together to achieve the co-operative’s aim of ensuring the West Coast leads the New Zealand dairy industry in sustainable rural recycling initiatives. Chris Pullen, Environmental Manager for Westland Milk Products says “We want to ensure that the West Coast dairy industry is highly regarded for its contribution to environmental sustainability. “With Agrecovery’s help we can promote international best practice and protect New Zealand’s reputation for sustainable agribusiness practice right here on the West Coast.” This push to help meet rising on-farm environmental standards is not just limited to the suppliers ...
Country99 TV’s Sector Report for Tuesday 31 May 2011 covered a topic close to our hearts here at Agrecovery: Recycling! Gareth Mentzer, National Operations Manager for Agrecovery, spoke to reporter Drew Chappell. You can view the full Sector Report here on YouTube. Alternatively, watch the Agrecovery segment below. Please note, the report suggests that the ISO 14001 Environmental Standard sets the international standard for container recycling. In fact, international best practice for agrichemical container product stewardship is set by Crop Life International. Agrecovery’s adherence to these standards is however audited to the ISO 14001 Environmental Standard.
The Agrecovery Rural Recycling Programme and Assurance Services provider AsureQuality have entered into a partnership aimed at reinforcing and promoting environmental best practice to New Zealand’s farmers and growers. AsureQuality’s assurance services range “from farm to fork”, and help provide evidence… Read More