INSIGHTS:
Understanding the Real Impact of Plastic Mulch
The Real Cost of Plastic Mulch Removal
Plastic mulch is purchased by the roll.
But the real cost appears after harvest.
Once the crop is finished, the plastic must be removed from the field.
• lifting plastic from the beds
• shaking soil and residue from the film
• collecting contaminated rolls
• loading containers or trailers
• transporting the waste to landfill
• paying disposal fees
What looks inexpensive at purchase often becomes one of the most labor-intensive operations of the season.
Across many farms, plastic mulch removal can take days or even weeks of labor.
Across North America, growers are beginning to ask the same question:
What actually remains in the soil after years of plastic mulch?
Understanding the Real Impact of Plastic Mulch
Labor & Economics
The real cost isn’t the roll.
It’s removal, labor, transport, and landfill — every season.
▶Understand the Cost
Soil & Microplastics
Plastic doesn’t disappear.
It breaks into fragments that stay in the soil.
▶ Explore Soil Impact
Field Experience
What happens in real fields.
From installation to end-of-season — no theory, just results.
▶See Real Field Systems
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