Barry Friesen

Husband, father, engineer: saving the environment - one plastic bottle at a time...my tweets are my own.

[Barry Friesen @recyclebarry]

@dougboneparth Awesome!

[PPEC @ppec_paper]

“Waste is a resource” — Barry Friesen @Cleanfarms with an important reminder abut how to think about waste as he moderates The New Plastics Economy session @cdnstewardship along with @ChemistryCanada @valpak_ltd and @recycle_com discussing government mandated plastics initiatives

[Cleanfarms Inc. @Cleanfarms]

Cleanfarms' Tammy will be at
@AgInMotion in the FCC Pavilion at booth AG55 until Thursday, July 18 – make sure to stop by! She can't wait to connect with farmers and people in the industry to talk about opportunities to recycle #agplastics in Canada. #Cleanfarms #AIM24

[Cleanfarms Inc. @Cleanfarms]

Canadian farmers have multiple options to recycle using ag plastics and participate in the circular economy using Cleanfarms/AgriRÉCUP programs as identified in a @ModFarm report on solutions to eliminate waste from farmers fields: https://t.co/FdxNlnDSXX

[Cleanfarms Inc. @Cleanfarms]

The @dfc_plc policy conference offered a valuable opportunity to discuss what's top of mind for farmers & MPs across Canada. We enjoyed speaking to Marcel Blais, Les Producteurs de lait du Québec, & @GuyASeguin, Dairy Farmers of Ontario, about #agrecycling in ON and QC. 
#APC2024

[Cleanfarms Inc. @Cleanfarms]

Managing ag waste responsibly protects farmland to shoreline & everything in between. In this article, #Cleanfarms ED Barry Friesen discusses #plasticpollution & ag plastic recycling as one of many measures to address this challenge in the #GreatLakes.

[Kelleher Enviro @KellEnviro]

🌿 Exciting News! I'll be speaking at the 2023 @CWRExpo in Mississauga on Sept 26th at 1pm. Join me to learn about the growing challenge of electrical vehicle (#EV) batteries.⚡️🔋♻️

🌎Register now: https://t.co/CGhBb2nL0O
#TOevents #Recycling #CWRExpo2023 #EVbatteries

[CWRE @CWRExpo]

Register today to listen to Barry Friesen, Executive Director of Cleanfarms, discuss plastic waste reduction in agriculture! https://t.co/UBmw1h7Ffh

#cwrexpo #wastemanagement #publicworks #TOevents #waste #tradeshow

[Cleanfarms Inc. @Cleanfarms]

Alberta growers: if you'd like to find out more about grain bag & twine recycling in the province, we think you'll enjoy this CBC Calgary feature all about it: https://t.co/xBXplupBwg

[Cleanfarms Inc. @Cleanfarms]

It was a pleasure for our team to help the Mitchell family compress seven bales of well-separated bale wrap destined for #recycling. Thanks to our project with @AAFC_Canada, we can provide innovative waste management solutions to #farmers.

[Cleanfarms Inc. @Cleanfarms]

Our team was honored to meet with Minister of Agriculture & Agri-Food, @Marie-Claude Bibeau & Mayor of Mirabel @Patrick Charbonneau recently, for a fact finding tour of ag plastic #recycling at the Écocentre de Sainte-Scholastique, in #Mirabel, Quebec https://t.co/RmuprwWJYY

[Barry Friesen @recyclebarry]

Cleanfarms to participate in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN on a Voluntary Code of Conduct on sustainable solutions for plastics use in agriculture. Canada and Cleanfarms have a great story to tell on sustainable ag plastics. https://t.co/8glRiSRg8k

[Cleanfarms Inc. @Cleanfarms]

With gratitude for #GoC support, in many communities new tools and approaches are being used to advance #ag recycling through important projects such as https://t.co/yvAIHBmaLs

[Cleanfarms Inc. @Cleanfarms]

Thank you Minister @mclaudebibeau for your leadership in sustainable development in #CdnAg and for supporting options to repurpose #agwaste, reducing the amount that goes to landfill, every year. https://t.co/m7YTRxG83z

[Barry Friesen @recyclebarry]

https://t.co/gqK48dbm5X

[Cleanfarms Inc. @Cleanfarms]

Big shout out to Chelsea and the team at the collection site in Unity, SK, for their role in making yesterday's collection event a huge success. We'd also like to thank all the farmers who took the time to prepare and bring in their #grainbags for #recycling!
#Agrecycling

[Barry Friesen @recyclebarry]

Happy earth day everyone. We have one world - tread lightly and enjoy :) https://t.co/JUQqZDH18w

[Cleanfarms Inc. @Cleanfarms]

Lethbridge County farmers: Cleanfarms is conducting another free on-farm pickup of silage plastic & bale wrap today (April 19). Next pickup day is ~6 wks; pls contact us to register to have your silage plastic & bale wrap collected for #recycling with a mobile compactor trailer.

[Cleanfarms Inc. @Cleanfarms]

RM of Grandview's grain bag collection BLITZ is today-Apr. 13 - to 1 p.m. Please bring your empty, rolled grain bags! Our SK Program Advisor is here to answer questions about grain bag & other ag recycling.
Thank you for participating & helping get these grain bags to recycling!

[Cleanfarms Inc. @Cleanfarms]

#IWD2023 said it best: "A focus on gender equity needs to be part of every society's DNA." We salute all the women in #CanadianAg who are working for our farms to thrive AND adding their commitment to sustainability & #agrecycling, daily! #IWD2023