Minimising Waste

Waste reduction

From our products and services to our marketing and offices, preventing and managing waste is important and something we are committed to across our business. 

Our aim is to prevent waste wherever possible in our operations and supply chain. We recognise that not all waste is preventable, however and we therefore aim to ensure all waste is recycled or re-used. 

We Joined Green Tractor Scheme

In 2023, Agrii joined the Green Tractor scheme. The scheme is led by a group of environmentally focused, forward-thinking businesses that are positively affecting UK agriculture, by lobbying for and inspiring innovation within farm plastic recycling.

By working with Green Tractor, we are working to subsidise the cost of recycling on farm, offering a 5% discount to the recycling of waste associated with product bought from Agrii. As a member of the scheme, we are helping the industry work towards all farm plastics being recycled by 2030.

Small changes can have a big impact

We've introduced print standards for our literature, to ensure our brochures are printed on paper from FSC and traceable sources, is carbon balanced, printed using vegetable inks and has World Land Trust certification.

We expanded on this in January 2023, when launched and rolled out our new internal events standards, to ensure all events are run as sustainably and as environmentally friendly as possible.

We understand the responsibility of everyone in the supply chain to reduce waste and recycle more. With crop inputs, seed and fertiliser bags are just one example of a waste stream to target on farm.

Since autumn 2022, we have ensured all our master seed bags are made from PP polypropylene that contains at least 30% recycled materials and are 100% recyclable, making them recyclable through any waste provider.