Social Benefits

Many com­pa­nies sup­port their cor­po­rate cit­i­zen­ship and worker safety pro­grams with reusable pack­ag­ing sys­tems. In addi­tion to its envi­ron­men­tal ben­e­fits, reusable pack­ag­ing improves worker safety and work­place effi­cien­cies in sev­eral ways:

• Elim­i­na­tion of box cut­ting, sta­ples, and bro­ken pieces of one-way pack­ag­ing reduces injuries
• Removal of in-plant debris, such as stray pack­ag­ing mate­ri­als, reduces slip and fall injuries
• Ergonomic han­dles on reusable con­tain­ers, stan­dard­ized sizes and weights min­i­mizes back injuries
• Reusables facil­i­tate the use of mer­chan­dis­ing racks, stor­age racks, flow racks and lift/tilt equipment