It’s a great question. This particular brand of Solar Shrink plastic is lifted from the ground, either mechanically or by hand and loaded onto a semi truck to be shipping to a recycler. It then is repelletized and converted into another useful product. Not all all plastics can be recycled, but Solar Shrink is fully compatible and proven to be circular compatible.
So jesse Wiggins didn't say anything about how this plastic benefits the plant only about his earth agenda. Only the farmer spoke of the more expensive film actually having a benefit to the plants. And of course, if there is a benefit to the plants then you have more profit even though the film is more expensive.