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Strategies for Managing Agricultural Waste and Disposal Options Available to Farmers

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  • Makbule Nisa Mencet YelboÄŸa
  • Cengiz Sayın
  • Fatma Dilek Metin

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Agricultural wastes are highly significant, both economically and environmentally. This study, is intended to raise awareness of economic and social issues that are concentrated upon these attitudes and inclinations of waste producers. In this case study, it was found that vegetable waste was the most common type of waste generated. It was found that producers prefer to give whatever they can sell to the scrap dealer, and they mostly incinerate empty manure packages. While vegetable waste is buried in the soil after harvest, it has been discovered that the rope used in tomato production generates the highest amount of waste. In the 250 holdings selected for research, 13.6% of the nylons to be disposed of are thrown in the trash, 33.2% are sent for recycling, 6.4% are incinerated, 0.8% are buried in the ground, 4% are taken out of the holding area, 0.4% are left inside the holding area, 2% are reused, and 39.6% are scrapped. Producers stated that they want to evaluate agricultural wastes, but this requires extra time and labor. In the field study, 78% of respondents agreed with the statement “disposal of agricultural wastes inside the holding area is a time-consuming process.â€

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  • Makbule Nisa Mencet YelboÄŸa & Cengiz Sayın & Fatma Dilek Metin, 2024. "Strategies for Managing Agricultural Waste and Disposal Options Available to Farmers," SAGE Open, , vol. 14(4), pages 21582440241, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:sagope:v:14:y:2024:i:4:p:21582440241290008
    DOI: 10.1177/21582440241290008
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