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3.4.Waste production in agriculture
Unit 3 : Agricultural wastes and eutrophication
3.4.Waste production in agriculture
The types and quantities of wastes vary between farms.
Common agricultural wastes include:
The types and quantities of wastes vary between farms.
Common agricultural wastes include:
- Packaging
- Silage plastics
- Redundant machinery
- Tyres
- Netwrap
- Oils
- Batteries
- Old fencing
- Scrap metal
- Building waste
Other less common wastes include unused pesticides and veterinary medicines, horticultural plastics and spent sheep dip.
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