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Long-awaited FDA food safety rule finally coming
The long-anticipated produce safety regulation from the Food and Drug Administration will be issued soon after the first of the year, FDA officials say.…read more
JSP International Joins Reusable Packaging Association
JSP International, a provider of environmentally-responsible packaging solutions, has joined the Reusable Packaging Association. …read more
RFID brings an added dimension to managing reusable packaging
Reduce, reuse, recycle. These have been the three legs of the stool called sustainable packaging for about as long as I can remember. But these days it seems that only two of the three—reduce and recycle—are talked about all that much. So it’s refreshing to see recent reports confirming that reusable containers are alive and well.…read more
Packing Rental and Pooling Models in Perishables
The supply chain for moving produce from field to supermarket has become so efficient and far reaching that consumers take for granted the availability of previously-hard-to-find produce year round in their grocery stores. Moving these highly perishable items long distances with minimum spoilage requires a fast moving and sophisticated supply chain. …read more
Rehrig Pacific Company Introduces New Sheet for the Rigid-Container Industry
Rehrig Pacific Company, a leading manufacturer of reusable packaging systems; plastic pallets; reusable transport and distribution crates; and carts and containers for grocery retail, material handling, food and beverage, agriculture, and recycling and waste industries is pleased to introduce its new solid plastic divider sheet for the rigid-container industry. …read more
Sustainability: Green trends growing in materials handling
Modern Materials Handling magazine interviewed two members of the RPA for an article about the role of reusables in helping a company meet sustainability initiatives. “Another way to keep material from going to the landfill is to use returnables and reusables. Reusable plastic bulk containers can save companies with a large shipping infrastructure in many industries millions of dollars annually, as well as help keep tons of cardboard out of the waste stream.…read more
Postal Service Offers Amnesty for Return of Equipment
The Postal Service has issued an all-points bulletin for the apprehension of its delivery tubs and pallets, no questions asked. The Postal Service spent nearly $50 million last year to replace equipment that has gone missing. Because of the financial crisis the USPS currently faces, it is a serious issue, and it can ill afford any kind of unnecessary expense. The equipment is clearly postal property and the agency wants it back.…read more
Food Manufacturing Interview with Bob Klimko
As the value of plastics and other materials used to create reusable packaging increases, more and more manufacturers are dealing with reusable asset theft. Food Manufacturing spoke with Bob Klimko, chairman of the Reusable Packaging Association (RPA), about the growth of the problem and how companies can prevent asset theft.…read more
PECO Pallet Joins RPA; Completes Membership of Major Pallet Pooling Companies
PECO Pallet, a national leader in pallet pooling services, has joined the Reusable Packaging Association (RPA), it was announced today. The company’s membership is a milestone for the RPA; completing the list of major pallet pooling companies to join the Association. They are also the 19th new member to join the RPA in 2011.…read more
Pennsylvania Court Holds Pallets Are Not Containers and May Be Eligible for Sales Tax Exemption.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Recently, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania (“Court”) reversed the Pennsylvania Board of Finance and Revenue’s (“Board”) decision and held that pallets are not “containers” for sales tax purposes. If the Court’s decision in Proctor & Gamble Paper Products Co. v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (No. 786 F.R. 2009, decided October …read more
