Argentina's Campo Limpio recovers 27 million kg of farm chemical packaging
Campo Limpio, Argentina's recovery system for empty agrochemical containers, has collected more than 27 million kg of plastic packaging since it began, institutional relations manager Juan Manuel Medina said. Its network grew from seven to 94 storage centres in 22 provinces over five years, and the industry has invested more than USD 100m in the system. Recovered plastic goes to provincially licensed operators that make posts, rods and corrugated pipe for mining sites, and Campo Limpio has its first agrochemical drum made with 35% recycled plastic from recovered containers.
Why this mattersAn industry-funded network now feeding recovered plastic back into agrochemical drums shows closed-loop rigid packaging taking hold in a major farm economy.
- Campo Limpio has recovered over 27 million kg of empty agrochemical packaging since it began.
- The storage network grew from 7 to 94 centres over five years, covering 22 Argentine provinces.
- Industry has invested more than USD 100m in running the system.
- Recovered plastic is converted by provincially licensed operators into posts, rods and corrugated pipe for mining installations.
- Campo Limpio has a first agrochemical drum made with 35% recycled plastic from recovered containers.