The Reusable Packaging Association (RPA) has four new members. Smarte Automation, Green Line Armor, Sonoco and Coll Materials have joined the RPA to help promote the value of reusable packaging solutions in the marketplace and to leverage the collective expertise and resources of the association.
“Coll Materials believes in the purpose of the RPA,” said Renée Coll, Vice President Sales & Marketing, Coll Materials. “As a member of the RPA, we hope to gain exposure to more packaging users so that we can recycle packaging to keep more plastic out of landfills. We also hope to sell our recycled plastic to manufacturers to increase recycled content in packaging, keeping costs low and making products greener.”
“Green Line Armor is proud to be a part of RPA,” added Eric C. Renteria, President and CEO, Green Line Armor. “We believe the resources of the RPA will help strengthen our efforts to bring more cost-effective solutions to the marketplace through the advancement of technologies and alternative materials, improving the environmental profile of the logistics industry.”
The four new industries will add their expertise and experience in transport packaging, plastics recycling, equipment manufacturing and pallet manufacturing to the RPA’s broad membership. In turn, they will gain benefits of membership, including increased business opportunities and access to research, data, and other tools that will help them build the business and environmental case for their products and services.
“The RPA has been very successful in growing and broadening our membership this year,” said Chris MacGrory, Chairman of the RPA Membership Committee and Marketing Manager, Reusable Packaging Containers for IPL Products, Ltd. “Our growing membership demonstrates that the RPA is bringing real value to the industry and to individual member companies.”
About New Members
Smarte Automation LLC is a single source supplier of cost effective automation and cleaning systems for Re-usable Transport Packaging. Its solutions include RPC Erectors, RPC De-palletizing Systems, De-stacking Systems, RPC Loading Systems, RPC Palletizing and Cleaning Systems for any Re-usable items including bulk bins, pallets and plastic dunnage.
Sonoco is a global supplier of industrial and consumer packaging and a provider of innovative, sustainable returnable packaging solutions. Sonoco is offering 100% recycled injection-molded plastic pallets for reusable solutions. Each pallet is engineered with strength and stability and is ISPM # 15 exempt. For 110 years Sonoco, provider of packaging and recycling services, has been meeting its customers’ changing needs, delivering improved bottom-line performance while balancing and integrating environmental stewardship. Sonoco has more than 300 operations in 35 countries, serving customers in 85 nations. For more information, visit www.sonoco.com.
Coll Materials, LLC, an Ohio based post-industrial and post-consumer plastic recycling company serving all of North America, is committed to providing recycling solutions while helping build a sustainable world. Its 150,000 sq. ft. facility houses top of the line granulator equipment to grind the plastic scrap into regrind flake for re-use or re-sale. This ground material can be sold to plastic manufacturers including thermoformers, injection molders, structural foam molders and rotational molders. www.collmaterials.com
Green Line Armor, LLC has developed the Bio-composite Hybrid Sustained Use Pallet (SUP™) with RFID integration. The SUP™ takes the most favorable aspects of wood pallets and the most favorable elements of plastic pallets and creates a durable, strong, environmentally friendly logistics tool. The serialization and RFID tracking eliminates unexpected audit bills. Purchase SUPs for closed loop systems or lease using Green Line Armor’s highly experienced reverse logistics team. www.greenlinearmor.com
