Join us at PACK EXPO Las Vegas, Sept. 29–Oct. 1, for the Reusable Packaging Learning Center, featuring two days of expert-led education on innovation, efficiency, and sustainability in transport packaging.
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Join us at PACK EXPO Las Vegas, Sept. 29–Oct. 1, for the Reusable Packaging Learning Center, featuring two days of expert-led education on innovation, efficiency, and sustainability in transport packaging.
Learn more -
Two companies, Svenska Retursystem and Full Belly Farm , achieved measurable and significant cost and environmental savings earned the 3rd annual Reusable Packaging Association Excellence in Reusable Packaging Award.
– 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
IFCO is pleased to announce the achievement of a significant milestone this fiscal year: one billion annual reusable plastic container (RPC) shipments from producers to retail locations throughout the world. The record number represents more than 20 years of growth for IFCO RPCs and confirms the benefits retailers and grower-shippers continue to see from IFCO solutions.
– Friday is the final day to enter a submission for the Reusable Packaging Association’s third annual Excellence in Reusable Packaging Award. The award, sponsored by International Contract Molding, LLC, (ICM) an Otto Company, recognizes companies that have developed, supported, or implemented measurable and innovative reusable solutions in a business-to-business supply chain. Non-members as well as members of the RPA are encouraged to enter. Submissions will be reviewed by an independent committee of judges who are not members of the RPA.
ORBIS Corporation, an international manufacturer of sustainable reusable packaging and an expert in supply chain optimization, has developed the 600 x 400 Mini-Load Collapsible tote, a handheld container designed for use with custom protective dunnage to increase part density, reduce part damage and efficiently ship and store parts. This reusable, system-ready tote injects a high-level of user-friendly mobility into the supply chain—driving sustainability and optimization, and reducing costs.