Plastic and Bags – Cotswold Waste

Commonly used for round and square bales.

Black or green silage wrap

Coloured haylage wrap

Silage sheet (different to wrap)

Must be clean, dry, and kept separate

Surprisingly easy to recycle – we’ll take it off your hands.

Polypropylene string from hay, straw, and silage bales

Must be bagged separately and free from contamination

Feed bags pile up quickly — we’ll take both paper and plastic types as part of your recycling service.

Paper feed sacks

Plastic/polypropylene feed bags

Must be empty, dry, and free from product residue!

Please sort paper and plastic separately. One FIBC bag for each

Heavy-duty bags used for bulk fertiliser, – we’ll help clear them up.

Woven polypropylene bulk bags

Separate the internal clear plastic and store in its own FIBC bag

Must be emptied, shaken out, and sorted by type if possible

Handled with care — we ensure proper disposal of these items to meet compliance.

Empty, triple-rinsed chemical containers

Empty plastic spray cans (non-aerosol only)

Must be fully rinsed and dry

Must meet DEFRA & Environment Agency standards

Farm Plastic Recycling – Accepted Materials