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Ball Corporation and Rehrig Bulk Pooling Reach National Service Agreement
The interest of major corporations in taking a strategic approach to transport packaging continues to grow. Case in point, Rehrig Bulk Pooling Services (Rehrig BPS) has reached an agreement with Ball Corporation to provide complete transport packaging services and management for 15 Ball beverage can plants in North America. Rehrig BPS will manage all requirements for handling and reverse logistics that are necessary to service and maintain Ball’s reusable packaging assets. Ball’s pallets, top frames and separator sheets, used in the storage and transport of empty metal containers, will be recovered, sorted, inspected and cleaned/repaired upon return from Ball’s customers.…read more
Reusable Packaging Pavilion Returns to PACK EXPO With Largest Number of Exhibitors to Date
The popular Reusable Packaging Pavilion is returning to PACK EXPO in Chicago with its largest number of exhibitors to date. Twenty-seven companies will exhibit in the sold out Reusable Packaging Pavilion located in the Lakeside Center of McCormick Place. The exhibitors include manufacturers, material suppliers, providers of washing and other specialty equipment, and poolers and service providers of reusable packaging systems and solutions.…read more
RPA Announces Independent Panel of Judges for First Annual Excellence in Reusable Packaging Award
The RPA announced today that a panel of independent judges with a combined total of more than 80 years in packaging and sustainability will judge submissions for the Reusable Packaging Association’s first annual Excellence in Reusable Packaging Award. …read more
Food Safety Is Key Focus for IFCO‘s Newest RPC Service Center
Operating from 210 locations worldwide and providing a pool of over 170 million RPCs (reusable plastic containers), IFCO recently opened its fifth U.S. service center for RPCs in the U.S. This move supports the continued expansion of RPC use by leading grocery retailers throughout the U.S. and Canada, including Walmart, Kroger, HEB, Loblaws and Safeway. IFCO’s other service centers as of the summer of 2012 are located in San Antonio, Texas; Rancho Cucamonga, California; Atlanta, Georgia, and Chicago, Illinois.…read more
ORBIS CORPORATION TO HOST BEST PRACTICES WEBINAR
Cleanliness and hygiene are critical to today’s food plants. That’s why ORBIS, the leader in sustainable reusable packaging, is hosting a webinar that focuses on easy to adopt best practices in implementing usage of hygienic plastic pallets programs in food plants. …read more
Girton Manufacturing and Formall Join Reusable Packaging Association
Formall Inc. and Girton Manufacturing Company have joined the Reusable Packaging Association. …read more
Reusable Packaging Association Hosting Education Conference at MODEX — IBM, StopWaste Join Presenters
IBM and StopWaste.Org will share their experiences with reusables as part of the Reusable Packaging Association education conference at MODEX on Feb. 6.…read more
Sanitube Joins Reusable Packaging Association, Adding to Association’s Membership and International Reach
Sanitube A/S of Denmark has become the 15th new member to join the Reusable Packaging Association (RPA) in 2011, and is the fifth international company to join, it was announced today by the RPA.…read more
Leading Providers of Services for Reusable Packaging Will Exhibit at Reusable Packaging Pavilion at PACK EXPO Las Vegas
Five Reusable Packaging Association (RPA) members and leading service providers for the reusable packaging industry will exhibit in the Reusable Packaging Pavilion at this month’s PACK EXPO in Las Vegas. Container and Pooling Solutions (CAPS), ORBIS Corporation, Rehrig Pacific, The Kennedy Group and Fitzmark will display their reusable packaging solutions at the international expo from September 26th to 28th.…read more
Douglas Machines Corp Joins RPA
Douglas Machines of Clearwater, FL has joined the Reusable Packaging Association (RPA), bringing the total of new members for 2011 to 13.…read more