Most small hay bales are held together with baling twine, which in our part of the world is a polypropylene twine that is usually either orange or blue.
I am sure this piece has been danging on the field shelter for more than 10 years. Exposed to light and weather, the formerly blue baling twine has faded to a light grey.
It and other bits of plastic are shedding fine particles of microplastic into the environment I am sure.
MacroMondays theme - String
Nouvelle Vague - Fade to Grey
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxzCjU2VUPQ