a method and apparatus for recycling plastic by removing contaminates from plastic film and leaving the film substantially intact . the preferred embodiment is particularly applicable to agfilms . the method comprises pulling used plastic film from the form it is stored into when removed from the field , spreading it open , and removing contaminates from the film . contaminates are removed with dry or wet processes , or a combination of both . the wet processes may use water , surfactant , detergent , flocculant , solvent , disinfectant or deodorant , and the film is dried after wet processing . if necessary , sections of film containing contaminates that cannot be removed in the downstream equipment , such as glue , may be cut from the film . the discharge of the process is one or more relatively clean and dry film strips that are then wound , ground or melted for reuse .