Sorting rules

Silage stretch film / Sheath film (PE-LLD)

White silage stretch film and white bale wrap (including white film made from recycled plastic), as well as transparent film, must be sorted into the white fraction. Products containing recycled plastic can be recycled in the same way as plastic made from virgin material. Other colors may be mixed in a colored fraction.

If silage stretch film/bale wrap with different colors integrated into one application cannot be separated, it should be sorted into the colored fraction. The plastic must be shaken clean and be as dry and clean as possible.

Silage stretch film and bale wrap may be delivered loose or in small bales but must not be packed in bulk bags.

When delivered in small bales, they must be placed separately at the collection site. Please contact the staff at the collection site.

Telescopic stretch film rolls (PE-LLD) may be returned at regular collection sites. Please contact the staff at the collection site.

Round bale netting / Bird netting

The nets must be packed in a bulk bag, which should then be securely tied.
If you do not have bulk bags, please ask for them at the collection site.

Plastic yarn

Only polypropylene twine is accepted and must be packed in a bulk bag, which should then be securely tied.
If you do not have bulk bags, please ask for them at the collection site.

Plastic foils (PE-LD)

This fraction includes:
Flat silo foil
Silage hose
Cultivation foil
Packaging plastic
Cover net

Flat silo foil and silage hose
Should be delivered loose.
Combi foil is not accepted.

The plastic must be squeaky clean and as dry and clean as possible.

Cultivation foil

Used foil should be rolled or folded before delivery.
Loose or very dirty growing foil will not be accepted.
Degradable growing foil will not be accepted as it cannot be recycled.

In order to drop off growing foil, a document proving that the recycling fee has been paid must be presented.

Packaging plastic
Small bags and pallet covers from fertilizers and seed (15–25 kg) are included in SvepRetur’s collection system, as well as pallet covers and 25 kg salt bags from Lantmännen. No other bags or pallet covers are accepted. Roll packaging and pallet stretch film supplied together with plastic products included in the system are also accepted.

Cover net
After being shaken clean, it should be rolled up without a sleeve/bobbin or folded into a well-cohesive package.

Fiber cloth

Crop cover fabric (nonwoven fabric) must be rolled up without a core/tube. The loose end should be folded in under the previous layers. The fabric may also be folded into a tightly secured “package.”

Important!
The fabric must be protected from moisture during storage, for example by covering it with a tarpaulin.
Loose fabric will not be accepted.

To return crop cover fabric, documentation proving that the recycling fee has been paid must be presented.

Large sacks

Bulk bags for fertilizers, seed, mineral feed, and animal feed, with or without inner liners, are included in SvepRetur’s collection system.

Lantmännen’s bulk bags for salt are also included.

No other bags are accepted.

The bags must be tied together in bundles using coarse string. Note: They must not be placed inside one another.

No other plastic or materials may be placed inside the empty bags.

Plastic sleeves / Bobbins

Plastic and cardboard cores from silage stretch film, bale wrap, and netting must be packed in the outer bulk bag and securely tied.

Important!
Plastic cores and cardboard cores must be placed in separate bulk bags.

Cans

To facilitate handling, 8–10 containers must be tied together with coarse string or packed in the outer bulk bag and securely tied.

Packaging for fertilizers, crop protection products, and silage additives is sent for energy recovery, i.e. incineration.

Packaging that has contained water-soluble products must be thoroughly cleaned, drip-dry, and have the cap removed. The caps must be packed in a bulk bag and securely tied.

IBC containers for crop protection products must be thoroughly cleaned.

Containers with Easy Connect caps (or equivalent closed transfer systems) may retain the cap, provided that the intended filling and cleaning equipment has been used.

Containers, bottles, and IBCs from detergents, oil, AdBlue, etc. are not included in the system and will therefore not be accepted.

Cleaning instructions

Clean packaging that has contained water-soluble products such as fertilizers, crop protection products, and silage additives as follows:

1. Fill the container to approximately one-fifth (1/5) with water and replace the cap.
2. Shake the container so that the rinse water reaches all internal surfaces. Rinse water from containers that have held water-soluble products must be handled in an environmentally responsible manner.
3. Packaging for crop protection products must be cleaned immediately after emptying, and the rinse liquid should be poured directly into the sprayer.
4. Repeat the rinsing procedure at least three times with water. Allow the container to drain upside down until it is drip-dry.

If the supplier provides specific instructions, these must be followed.

Why packaging must be cleaned

To ensure that empty packaging is not classified as hazardous waste and can therefore be sent for energy recovery.

To reduce the risk of harm to people and the environment, and to ensure that the entire contents are put to proper use.

Information on handling packaging for crop protection products is available on the Svenskt Växtskydd website: svensktvaxtskydd.se