Plastics in Agriculture Lessons

Plastics in agriculture

Plastic is an important material used in agriculture. It has transformed how we farm, from simple baler twine to silage wrap. However, if these resources are not managed well they can escape into the environment, getting into our soil, rivers and eventually our sea.

These resources form a series of three lessons designed around the City and Guilds Advanced Diploma in Agriculture aimed at level 3 further education learners. The lessons focus on sources and impacts of plastic pollution as well as possible solutions and good waste management practice. Each lesson contains a powerpoint and student activity worksheets. Follow the links below to the Countryside Classroom website to view them.

Lesson 1: Plastics in Agriculture-sources and pathways of plastic from agriculture | Teaching Resources | Countryside Classroom

This lesson will:

• Describe different types of plastics used in agriculture
• Examine the pathway of plastics to the environment from agriculture and their impacts

Lesson 2: Plastics in Agriculture – how plastic is used and managed in agriculture | Teaching Resources | Countryside Classroom

This lesson will:

• Describe how plastics have changed farming practice
• Apply the waste hierarchy within the agriculture sector
• Outline good plastic waste management

Lesson 3: Plastics in agriculture – legislation and management | Teaching Resources | Countryside Classroom

This lesson will:

• Outline the scope of plastic waste management and regulation
• Describe waste storage regulation on site
• Use case studies to demonstrate how to create a good waste management plan to prevent, reuse and correctly dispose of plastic farm waste