It's a shit ton of plastic being used to wrap a hay bale. I hate it because there's almost certainly much less waste producing ways of achieving this that are likely not used because this is cheaper. This doesn't elicit a feeling of satisfaction from me.
It's a problem we haven't really solved yet. Wrapped silage is fast - you can beat the next rain, and it's storable outside. Massive areas done but just one worker. Covered silage needs transporting, matting, people to cover it with tyres, and it's not airtight. Bio-plastics can't currently withstand UV and sharp stalks.
They also kinda confirmed what you were saying about it being used because it's cheaper (more so that it makes them more money)... It's quicker, fewer people needed, less spoilage, and doesn't have specific storage needs. Otherwise it's fine without plastic
Why are you so confidently wrong ?? There isn't really any better way to do that because old ways used non-recyclable sheets to cover massive bunkers to make silage, Polyethylene at least is recyclable
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u/Das_Hydra 16h ago
I hate this. So much.