Cleanfarms posts record collection rates for Canadian farm plastics in 2025

Cleanfarms, the Canadian agricultural producer responsibility organisation, reported record three-year average collection rates for 2025: 88% for under-23 litre crop input containers and 63% for bulk-sized containers. Farmers delivered more than 11.8 million kg of agricultural plastics to Cleanfarms collection sites for recycling in 2025.

Why this mattersHigher recovery rates for agricultural plastics packaging strengthen the case for extending producer responsibility schemes across other packaging categories in North America.

• Under-23L crop input container collection rate reached a three-year average of 88%.
• Bulk-sized container collection rate reached a three-year average of 63%.
• Farmers brought in over 11.8 million kg of agricultural plastics to Cleanfarms sites in 2025.
• Cleanfarms is funded by members across crop protection, seed, fertilizer, animal health, peat moss, animal bedding, feed, ag plastics and maple tubing industries.
• Cleanfarms team members are located across Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes.

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