The Reusable Packaging Association maintains copies of presentations from conferences, seminars, workshops and other special events events. Click on the presentations to view.
2012 RPA Conference at MODEX
Reusable Packaging – Efficient, Cost Effective and Sustainable Solutions for Today’s Supply Chains – Presented February 6, 2012 at MODEX show in Atlanta
Conference Opening Remarks – Mike Hachtman, Chairman RPA
Hachtman slides
Section 1 – Bob Klimko, ORBIS Corporation, Chairman RPA Education Committee
• Why reusable/returnable packaging is a growing trend in today’s supply chain environments
• Strategies and tools for how to assess whether reusables makes sense
Section 2 – Janet Smartt, Program Manager StopWaste.Org
• Lessons learned from companies switching from expendable packaging to reusable packaging and how that is making a difference in our communities and the environment
• What some industries are already doing
Section 3 — Paul Koleske, TOSCA, Ltd
• Which financial strategy works best for you leasing vs. purchasing
Section 4 — Keith Schall, Container and Pooling Solutions (CAPS)
• How to manage and protect your valuable reusable assets
Section 5 — Sharon T. Spaulding, Packaging Engineering, IBM Poughkeepsie
• How IBM a leading US computer and technology company utilizes reusable solutions in their supply chains
PACK EXPO Las Vegas Conference Session Presentations
October, 2011
The Reusable Packaging Association (RPA) is making available content from four informative sessions conducted at PACK EXPO in Las Vegas. The sessions were designed to provide reusable packaging end users with helpful information about implementing and managing reusable products in their supply chains. Presenters included RPA members and supply chain professionals from Ghirardelli Chocolate Company, Coca Cola and Alpha Bakery.
To view all presentations click here
Fundamentals of Reusable Packaging Workshop at PACK EXPO
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
PACK EXPO Chicago, IL
On Tuesday afternoon at PACKEXPO, the RPA presented its Fundamentals of Reusable Packaging Workshop to a group of about 70 end users and members. RPA presenters Jon Kalin of Rehrig Pacific, Bob Klimko of ORBIS Corporation, Lane Pence of CHEP USA, Drew Merrill and Keith Schall of CAPS, and Lyle Schmitt of John Deere Company outlined for attendees the first of four phases – Understanding — of implementing a reusable packaging strategy in a supply chain.
To view the slides from the presentation click here
Other Past Presentations
2008 Education Forum
The Science of Measuring Environmental Sustainability
Beverly Sauer, Franklin Associates
Supply Chain Economics — How Reusable Packaging is Measured
Diana Twede, Michigan State University School of Packaging
Update on Reusable Systems in Deere’s Worldwide Logistics
Lyle Schmitt, John Deere
Supply Chain Economics: User Calculations & Industry Models
Andy DeWitt, RPA Modeling Team, Tosca, Ltd.
Bob Klimko, RPA Modeling Team, ORBIS Corporation
2009 Choose Reusables Conference at PACK EXPO Las Vegas
Utilizing Reusable Packaging in the Whirlpool Supply Chain
Jennifer Schleicher, Whirlpool Corporation
The Energy & Climate Benefits of the 3’s — Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Sara Hartwell, U.S. EPA
Business Opportunities In New Regulatory Era
Heidi Sanborn, CPSC
How Reusable Packaging Fits Into a Sustainable Business Strategy
Bob Klimko, ORBIS Corporation
How RFD & Reusable Packaging Contribute to a Successful Supply Chain Tracking System
Michael McCarntney, QLM Consulting

