Wisconsin dairy farms no longer burning, burying plastics, thanks to recycling company

Wisconsin farms use and dispose of hundreds to thousands of pounds of plastic items each year, but only a small portion of it is accepted by many recycling centers.  That is why Revolution Plastics has stepped up to accept agriculture plastics like silage bags, bale wraps and oxygen barriers that other recycling centers are unable to.   "Ag plastics used on Wisconsin dairy farms come covered in silage, mud and sometimes manure."  said Price Murphy, director of operations for Revolution Plastics. "Feed, in particular, leaves distinct aroma on the plastics that is hard to get out. So, many recycling centers just don't have the technology to clean these plastics, but we do."   Revolution Plastics is a nationwide business with a chapter in Madison that collects those hard-to-clean agriculture plastics and re-purposes them as trash liners or other products for restaurants or hospitality businesses.