The SFN was recently part of an Australian industry collaboration to support New South Wales cut flower growers to adopt more sustainable practices and strengthen their resilience to natural disasters.
In early 2021, severe storms and floods across NSW caused widespread damage to many agricultural regions; this included the contamination of waterways with plastics and agricultural chemicals. In response, the NSW cut flower industry identified a need for greater support to help growers adopt more sustainable and environmentally responsible practices.
To address this challenge, RMCG Agricultural Consultancy worked collaboratively with key industry groups, including Flower Growers Group of NSW, Protected Cropping Australia and WildFlowers Australia and the Sustainable Floristry Network to:
Through targeted education, extension activities and industry collaboration, this project resulted in of a wide variety of online resources that will be of interest to both Australian flower farmers, as well as growers internationally. The page below highlights some of the videos made by the SFN for the project, as well links to further resources hosted on the RMCG website.
This project was delivered by on behalf of AgriFutures Australia, with funding from the Australian and NSW Governments’ Storm and Flood Industry Recovery program.
Plastic products are widely used in floriculture. In this video, we take a look at the types of plastics used, their applications and end-of-life recovery options in Australia.
In this webinar, Greg Carrick – Sales Manager for Victoria and Tasmania for Garden City Plastics – presents on Garden City Plastics’ recycling program, and how the clarity of base level material consumption and correct packaging can promote recycling efficiencies. This includes differentiating between PP5 and PS6 plastics recycling.
Presented by General Manager for Agsafe, Alicia Garden, this webinar explores how the national product stewardship program – drumMUSTER – collects and recycles agricultural and veterinary chemical drums to safely dispose of unwanted agricultural chemicals. It touches on the new recycling program, bagMUSTER, collecting single-use woven polypropylene (PP) bags to transform into new products such as planter boxes.