A bill banning the sale and use of pesticides and fertilizers coated in plastic was introduced in the Minnesota House by South St. Paul Representative Rick Hansen. Hansen says the plastic coating remains are harmful to the environment. “Healthy soils are not healthy when they’re littered with plastic. There are plastic-coated particles that are fertilizers or pesticides that are applied for slow release, but after the active ingredient is gone, that plastic stays in the soil.” Representative Paul Anderson opposes the ban and would be in favor of more research studying the issue. “Here we go again with a major restriction being imposed on production agriculture. Maybe a study would be more appropriate.”
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