Silage Plastic Recycling Program - Expression of Interest

Thank you for your interest in being part of Dairy Australia’s Silage Plastics Recycling program.

Please answer the questions below to help us understand the needs of your farm.

The contact information you provide will be used to communicate with you about the program as it develops in your region, while the information on your current silage usage will help us ensure that the silage plastic collection resources developed for your region are suitable.

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* 1. Please provide your contact details:

Name:

Mobile phone number:

Email address:

Postal address:

Farm address (if different to postal address):

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* 2. How many silage bales do you produce on your farm each year on average?

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* 3. How many square meters of bulk/pit silage cover do you use on your farm each year on average?

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* 4. How many kilograms of waste silage plastic do you estimate you produce each year? Note: One bale wrap equals approx. 1.4 kg of plastic.

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* 5. Silage plastic needs to be reasonably clean in order to be recycled. Are you willing to separate your net wrap from bale wrap and shake them off to remove any large solids (eg: rocks, metal, etc…)?

Yes

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* 6. Participants in the program will be need to use bins and bin liners or special bulk bags to store your silage plastic for collection or drop-off. What size bin do you think your farm would need?

Small bin (240 litre wheelie bin which can contain 25 bale wraps)

Large bin (1,300 litre customised bin which can hold 80-90 bale wraps)

Bulk bags (customised for program, can hold roughly 70 bale wraps)

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* 7. Do you currently pay a waste contractor to take your silage plastic waste away?

Yes

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* 8. Would you be willing to pay a small fee for collection of your silage plastic waste from your farm (maximum cost of $50 per large bin or $50 for five small bins worth)? Note: This collection fee will be confirmed by scheme operator once established.

Yes

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* 9. Would you be willing to travel to collection points within 30 km of your farm to drop off your silage plastic waste for free?

Yes

Thank you for your interest in being part of this important program for recycling farm plastics !

We will notify you once we have more details on how the program will operate in your region. For Tasmania, Western Australia and northern Queensland this may take some time.

We appreciate your taking the time to fill out this questionnaire.