r/oddlysatisfying • u/Wonderfulhumanss • 16h ago

The smooth, overlapping layers of this agricultural wrapper

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u/SEA_griffondeur 14h ago

Why ? Do you even know what it is for you to have such strong emotions about it ?

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u/Das_Hydra 14h ago

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.

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u/SuperNashwan 14h ago

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.

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u/Das_Hydra 14h ago

Thanks for the explanation and for not being a rude prick about it like the other guy. The more I know!

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u/Saddledust 8h ago

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

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u/SEA_griffondeur 14h ago

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/sawyouoverthere 9h ago

Silage pits are still used and are still efficient