Now Accepting Entries: 2026 Excellence in Reusable Packaging Awards – Deadline is May 1.
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Now Accepting Entries: 2026 Excellence in Reusable Packaging Awards – Deadline is May 1.
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The 5 Step Supply Chain Optimization Process helps deliver winning reusable packaging applications, says Norm Kukuk, VP Marketing & New Product Development for ORBIS Corporation. ORBIS has honed the approach over time, and it now has become central to the way that the company looks at any particular reusable packaging project.
Greg Gorski, VP Corporate Operations with TOSCA Ltd., has broad experience in the returnable packaging, agri-business, renewable bio diesel, and consumer products industries. Greg is also a member of the RPA Board of Directors.
ORBIS Corporation, an international manufacturer of sustainable reusable packaging and an expert in supply chain optimization, has introduced a new line of plastic display pallets that allow marketers an easy and attractive transport-to-floor solution for in-aisle or end-of-aisle displays.
In spite of being widely deployed in Europe, vendors say the sleeve pack remains an underutilized opportunity on the North American material handling scene, with its benefits not yet fully communicated. PackagingRevolution.net recently met with Stefan Hoedt, Vice President of CON-Pearl NA, who filled us in on some of the benefits and other details about the sleeve pack.
– International Contract Molding, LLC (ICM) launches new Collapsible Tote to expand its reusable packaging portfolio. The tote’s collapsible design optimizes shipping and storage costs when empty. Equipped with an access door, the Collapsible Tote allows for easy contact with materials. Additionally, the container is designed to be compatible with robot retrieval systems also known as “pick and place” systems.
Food News International published a white paper by RPA member Polymer Solutions that details the unsuspecting ways that harmful pathogens some times enter the food processing area via material handling items
PECO Pallet, Inc. was recently awarded two sustainability awards by leading industry publications. PECO was named a “Top Green Provider” by Food Logistics magazine, which recognizes companies who are enhancing sustainability within the food and beverage industry. PECO was also honored by the editors of Inbound Logistics as a 2014 Green Supply Chain (G75) partner, in recognition of the company’s sustainable supply chain, logistics, and transportation practices. PECO Pallet is profiled in the June issues of both publications.
RPA member Phil Davis of The Kroger Company believes the supply chain begins with the customer and should be focused first and foremost on making the customer’s shopping experience better.This perspective helps explain how Davis became involved in one of his favorite causes: the use of reusable plastic containers (RPCs) for shipping.
International Contract Molding, LLC (ICM) names Steve Verschaeve as the new General Manager for their North American operations headquartered out of Charlotte, North Carolina. Verschaeve will lead ICM’s two distinct development teams. ICM’s reusable container development team is constructed of supply chain, manufacturing, and packaging engineering experts and partners with customers to first identify reusable container cost saving opportunities and then design, develop, and manufacture viable solutions.
Simple wooden pallets make transporting items, loading and unloading easier. NPR’s Our Planet Money team dives deep into the pallet world to see how this ubiquitous item is changing. This story was aired on the NPR Morning Edition show this morning