eBay Green Box Bags Exposure for Reusable Packaging
It is funny how things work. The reusables industry has been toiling for years and years to raise awareness about reusable packaging. Now, in a single announcement, eBay has generated a tsunami of publicity about reusable transport packaging with the introduction of its new reusable box. For example, a key word search comprised of “eBay reusable box” as of today has generated around 314,000 Google search results, versus only 294,000 for the much more mature term of “reusable packaging.” The reusable box in question is the eBay reusable box, designed by the eBay Green Team. eBay has purchased 100,000 of them ...
ABA Hosts Best Practices in Returnable Asset Management Seminar
Reusable packaging management is a featured session at the upcoming International Baking Industry Exposition, held September 26-29 in Las Vegas NV. By attending this reusables management session,event organizers say, you could save your company thousands of dollars each year! Plastic container theft and misuse have been recurring industry issues for years. Recently, the losses have reached whole new levels. Recent efforts have begun to stem the losses including law enforcement initiatives, legislative initiatives, multi-industry cooperation, and media coverage. It is imperative for bakers to attend this session at IBIE that addresses this growing epidemic. Presenters include: ...
When CHEP Sneezes…
Up north there is an old saying that when the U.S. sneezes, Canada catches a cold. The market for reusable transport packaging and pallets isn't all that different. When new competitors or substitute goods (i.e., innovative products or systems) enter the marketplace, there is predictably a ripple effect. For example, when CHEP U.S.A. rolled out in the 1990s, there was a significant shift in the distribution of 48x40" pallet production. Companies that won CHEP contracts were busy, while other companies that traditionally relied on 48x40" business changed their focus to other pallet sizes and niche markets, inevitably challenging smaller companies which ...
Fluensee to Host Webinar on RFID-Enabled Returnable Container Tracking
RFID-enabled returnable container tracking is automating and improving the way many companies manage their asset fleet, from kegs to casks and everywhere in between. In this webinar, Fluensee specifically touches on all the ways that beverage & brewing companies can take advantage of RFID-enabled returnable container tracking systems (though all RTI users will appreciate the solution's many features), and show you how the benefits can result in an ROI in less than 12 months: * Improved cycle time * Reduced shrinkage * Verified asset quality * Quicker inventory * Automated shipping & receiving Also featured will be a Fluensee software demo, discussion about project details and best ...
Reusable Wraps and Strap Systems Help Eliminate Need for Stretch Wrap
Several options in the reusable packaging arena can help reduce or eliminate the need for plastic stretch wrap. Solutions such as reusable pallet wrappers, rubber bands, lid or cap and strap systems, as well as bulk containers can all help get the job done while achieving packaging reduction. Lid and Strap Systems Lid and strap systems have achieved high levels of penetration in industries such as manufacturing, especially automotive, where they are often used in combination with reusable container systems. The lid and strap system can also be effectively used with mixed size containers - either reusable or single use. "(The Lid) ...
Shipping Pallets and Food Safety – What’s Next on the Menu?
The food safety/pallet issue re-emerged as headline news last week with the NBCLA story entitled Can Shipping Pallets Contaminate Your Food? Reporters went to a produce market and sampled water from a mud puddle where a pallet was resting, not surprisingly finding it to be contaminated. [caption id="attachment_582" align="alignleft" width="400" caption="Wood pallets under the microscope"][/caption] This investigation was spurred by new sampling results from plastic pallet rental company iGPS, which found that "...one in every six wood pallets that transport food in Los Angeles, CA tested positive for one of three types of pathogens that spread easily and endanger the nation's food ...
Reusables 101: The Economic and Environmental Benefits of Reusable Transport Packaging (Part 2)
This is the second article in a three-part series by Jerry Welcome, president of the Reusable Packaging Association. This first article defined reusable transport packaging and its role in the supply chain. This second article discusses the economic and environmental benefits of reusable transport packaging; and the third article will supply some parameters and tools to help readers determine whether it is beneficial to change all or some of a company’s one-time or limited-use transport packaging to a reusable transport packaging system. [caption id="attachment_478" align="alignleft" width="66" caption="Jerry Welcome"][/caption] Reusables 101: The Economic and Environmental Benefits of Reusable Transport Packaging By Jerry ...
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