Pallet Management
Survey Provides Snapshot of U.S. Pallet Industry
Researchers from Virginia Tech conduct survey of pallet industry, detect major trend, including a few surprises. …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
Cabka plastic pallets at MODEX 2012
CABKA offers the whole spectrum of plastic pallets from regranulates: from durable logistics pallets to lightweight export pallets. Among other plastic pallets CABKA will present the distribution and food industry pallet CPP 330c with a closed deck, which was specifically designed with the requirements of the food and pharmaceutical industries in mind.…read more
Rehrig Pacific Logistics Announces Bulk Pooling Services Venture
Rehrig Pacific Logistics (RPL), a leader in reusable packaging services and solutions including asset management and exchange, reverse logistics, and recycling and sustainability services, announced the launch of its newest business venture, Rehrig Bulk Pooling Services (Rehrig BPS). …read more
Reusable Packaging Association Hosting Education Conference at MODEX — Online Registration Now Open
As part of its ongoing effort to build stronger working relationships with other key industry associations, the Reusable Packaging Association will host a Reusables Conference at the new MODEX show in Atlanta, GA, February 6 – 8, 2012. Register online.…read more
Member Spotlight: Hillary Femal, Director of Strategic Market Development, IFCO; RPA 2012 Board Member and Chairperson of the RPA Marketing and Communications Committee
RPA’s Marketing and Communications Chairperson and new Board member Hillary Femal, IFCO Systems is interviewed for this member spotlight.…read more
Reusable Packaging Association Hosting Education Conference at MODEX
As part of its ongoing effort to build stronger working relationships with other key industry associations, the Reusable Packaging Association will host a Reusables Conference at the new MODEX show in Atlanta, GA, February 6 – 8, 2012.…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
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
