"We advocate for a considered and sensible use of plastics in sustainable agriculture. Emissions into agricultural soils must be prevented as a matter of urgency. Standardised take-back systems - such as the ERDE initiative - create awareness among farmers for the handling of plastic waste and can reduce plastic inputs into the environment through nationwide collection".

“At Maschinenring Ostallgäu, we are pleased to have finally found the ERDE initiative, a reliable partner that conveniently disposes of our members’ agricultural film at a low cost. Machinery rings in the surrounding area have heard about our disposal system for agricultural film, which we now also offer to their members.”

“As a contractor, ERDE enables me to offer my customers an easy way to return used stretch film after feeding round bales. We believe it is important for the films to be turned back into raw materials through recycling.”