Dealing with Plastic Waste from Agriculture Activity

The increase in agricultural production and food quality has forced the growing use of plastics various activities. plastic wastes are partially recycled or outside Portugal; nevertheless, contaminated sent to landfill. It is crucial consider new models for their valorization at a regional level from circular economy perspective. In scope Placarvões project, study was elaborated, which included types quantities used irrigation area Alqueva Dam, southern Portugal. crops that most intensive olive groves, almonds, table grapes, represent more than 91% total waste. activated carbons (ACs) solution avoid ACs were produced on packaging (PB-Samples) sheeting film (PS-Samples) by activation with K2CO3. presented well-developed textural properties (PB-K2CO3-1:1–700 PS-K2CO3-1:1–700 exhibited volume 0.32 0.25 cm3 g−1 an apparent surface 723 623 m2 g−1, respectively). Both performed very well concerning four pesticide removals liquid phase. This promising, such these could be applied effluent treatments large scale.