Great Twine Round-up to benefit local 4-H clubs and ag charities

Leduc County is continuing its participation in the Cleanfarms and Alberta Ag-Plastic. Recycle It!program, Great Twine Round-up at the Sunnybrook and New Sarepta Transfer Stations. This year’s provide-wide round-up is also hosting a contest with four cash prizes of $3,000 for the winning community’s 4-H club or an Alberta-based agricultural charity of choice.

To participate:

• Collect used plastic baler twine in the collection bags provided for free at participating collection sites and select County offices.
• Mark each bag with your 4-H club/district name and the date, if you’re participating on behalf of a 4-H club or full name/farm name and the date, if you’re participating individually.
• Drop off the bags at a participating collection site until May 31, 2025, and snap a photo of your bags at the site!
• Submit your photo through the contest webpage to enter: greattwineroundup.ca
  

Four chances to win:

• One early-bird prize draw for a winning 4-H club/district in January 2025.
• Two prize draws at the end of the contest for winning 4-H clubs/districts.
• One prize draw at the end of the contest for an independent entrant’s Alberta-based agricultural charity of choice.

The round-up program not only benefits local agricultural programs, but also helps keep used baler twine out of landfills and burn piles.

For more information and full contest rules, visit the contest webpage: greattwineroundup.ca

Visit ‘Waste Transfer Stations’ to learn more about these locations.

Background

‘The Great Twine Round-Up’ is part of the ‘Alberta Ag Plastic. Recycle it!’ pilot program, through which Alberta farmers return used plastic baler twine and grain bags for recycling. Last year, Cleanfarms recycled 673,000 kg of grain bags and 95,400 kg of twine through this pilot. Learn more about this program: https://cleanfarms.ca/alberta-ag-plastic-recycle-it-program-details/