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Research Project: Enhancing the Profitability and Sustainability of Upland Cotton, Cottonseed, and Agricultural Byproducts through Improvements in Pre-Ginning, Ginning, and Post-Ginning Processes

Location: Cotton Production and Processing Research

Title: Plastic contamination: what is being done at the cotton gin to address the issue?

Author
item Holt, Gregory
item Pelletier, Mathew
item Wanjura, John

Submitted to: Electronic Publication
Publication Type: Other
Publication Acceptance Date: 6/30/2021
Publication Date: 8/20/2021
Citation: Holt, G.A., Pelletier, M.G., Wanjura, J.D. 2021. Plastic contamination: what is being done at the cotton gin to address the issue?. Cotton Innovations. 1(6):17-21. Available: http://www.icracotton.org.

Interpretive Summary: Detection and Removal of plastic contamination, especially plastic from round module wrap, has become a top priority in the cotton industry. This popular press article describes the rationale behind the development of the Visual Inspection and Plastic Removal (VIPR) system and details the uniqueness of its development and transfer to industry. The article states the efficacy of the commercial system and emphases the importance the U.S. cotton industry places on finding solutions to plastic contamination in cotton.

Technical Abstract: Detection and Removal of plastic contamination, especially plastic from round module wrap, has become a top priority in the cotton industry. This popular press article describes the rationale behind the development of the Visual Inspection and Plastic Removal (VIPR) system and details the uniqueness of its development and transfer to industry. The article states the efficacy of the commercial system and emphases the importance the U.S. cotton industry places on finding solutions to plastic contamination in cotton.