2012
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Girton Manufacturing and Formall Join Reusable Packaging Association
Formall Inc. and Girton Manufacturing Company have joined the Reusable Packaging Association. …read more
Standardized RPC labeling drive endorsed by retailers
The Packer.com Tom Karst Three large retailers have accepted a new label standard for returnable plastic containers, with traceability in mind. Kroger, Loblaw and Safeway accept a four-inch by two-inch RPC label as the new standard as part of industry collaboration related to the Produce Traceability Initiative. The standardized label provides a cost effective solution for produce …read more
Sustainable Supply Chain Data Book
Environmental Leader has released a new Sustainable Supply Chain Data Book, supplying busy executives and research teams with a collection of charts presenting environmental, sustainability and energy-related logistics and supply chain data. Data topics include packaging & recycling, strategy, emissions & policy, vehicles and fuel and consumers.…read more
New Supply Chain Certification from CSCMP Supported by CHEP
CHEP, the industry leader in pallet and container pooling solutions, has joined with the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) and other industry members to develop and test a new qualification for managers.…read more
Rehrig Pacific Logistics Opens Reverse Logistics and Recyclable Plastics Processing Center in Rancho Cucamonga, Cal.
Rehrig Pacific Logistics (RPL), an innovative leader in reusable packaging services and solutions including asset management and exchange, reverse logistics and pooling, and recycling and sustainability services, today announced the opening of its newest reverse logistics and recyclable plastics processing center in Rancho Cucamonga, Cal…read more
CAPS Launches Northeast Service Center
Livonia, MI – April 9th, 2012 – Container and Pooling Solutions (CAPS) (www.usecaps.com), proudly announces the launch of its newest liquid shipping container service center. In response to an increasing number of customers requesting container pooling services in the Northeast region of the country, CAPS recently expanded its national service center network to include Harrisburg, PA. …read more
Shaun Carvey of IPL Joins RPA Board of Directors
Shaun Carvey, RPC Product Market Manager for IPL, Inc., is joining the Reusable Packaging Association Board of Directors. Carvey will serve on the Board through 2014, filling a position left vacant by Dave Harvey, who recently left IPL.…read more
P&G Makes Sustainability Analysis Tool Freely Available
Procter & Gamble is to make its environmental sustainability scorecard analysis tool freely available to for use by any company.…read more
Mapping Reusables Into Your Supply Chain
Reusable packaging can deliver cost savings, increased material handling efficiencies and reduce a company’s environmental footprint. However, the implementation of reusable packaging will have a significant impact on many internal processes as well as those of suppliers throughout a supply chain. …read more
Member Spotlight: Rich Larson, National Accounts Manager for Buckhorn Inc.; Member RPA Board of Directors
Rich Larson has 30 years of returnable container selling experience. He is National Accounts Manager for Buckhorn, a provider of a wide range of plastic packaging products.…read more
