Agricultural film, a crucial tool for increasing yield and preserving moisture in modern farming, brings economic benefits while also creating a growing "white pollution" crisis due to its non-biodegradable nature. Broken residual film entangled in soil hinders water and fertilizer penetration, affects crop root growth, and damages soil structure, directly threatening food security and ecological health. Therefore, promoting the scientific recycling and resource utilization of waste agricultural film has become a key task for rural revitalization and ecological civilization.Recycling Waste Agricultural Film: Unlocking Triple Value—Economic, Social, and EcologicalRecycling waste agricultural film is a meaningful endeavor:Significant Economic Value: The main component of waste agricultural film is polyethylene (PE), a tradable renewable resource. Through efficient sorting and purification, it can be transformed into high-value recycled raw materials or high-calorific-value fuel, generating direct economic
As an important helper in agricultural production, plastic film can effectively increase soil temperature, maintain soil moisture, inhibit weed growth, and create favorable conditions for crop growth. However, the main raw material for traditional agricultural film is polyethylene, which is difficult to degrade in natural environments and has become the main source of "white pollution" in farmland. Residual plastic film can damage soil structure, affect crop root growth, reduce crop yield and quality, and even cause diseases when ingested by livestock.At present, there are mainly two directions for agricultural film recycling: harmless treatment and resource utilization. Harmless treatment refers to the safe incineration or landfill of waste plastic film with low utilization value to avoid environmental pollution. Resource utilization processing can process recycled plastic film into recycled plastic pellets, which can be used to manufacture new plastic products such as garbage bags, shopping bags, and
