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.
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The Quaker Oats Company, a unit of PepsiCo, Inc., has selected software developer Wave Reaction, Inc, to implement and coordinate a turnkey returnable container tracking solution. Wave Reaction will provide both the software suite and RFID-enabled tracking tags for Quaker assets, as well as tracking hardware installations.
ORBIS Corporation, a manufacturer of sustainable reusable packaging and an expert in supply chain optimization, announces the introduction of its newest reusable plastic pallet, the 40 x 48” Grocery Distribution Pallet.
August 2nd, 2011 – Galena, IL – Software developer Wave Reaction, Inc, announced today the release of several high-level updates to their website, www.wavereaction.com. The redesigned website features illustrated RFID…
RPA Board member Phil Davis, Senior Fresh Supply Chain Manager, The Kroger Company shares with RPA’s News and Views his thoughts on reusable packaging for one of the nation’s largest retail grocery chains with $82 billion in yearly sales. Kroger operates over 3,200 grocery and convenience stores in 37 states.
Buckhorn Inc., a leading provider of reusable plastic packaging systems, today announced it has acquired tooling assets and intellectual property from Material Improvements L.P. for a new reusable plastic container used in producing, shipping, storing and processing bulk natural cheese. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The RPA announced the appointment of Hillary Femal, Director of Marketing, IFCO Systems as the new Chairperson of the RPA Marketing and Communications Committee.
Public companies in the U.S. are, by law, required to disclose financial results only. Then why are a majority of annual reports increasingly addressing social responsibility, sustainable practices and corporate giving?
Douglas Machines of Clearwater, FL has joined the Reusable Packaging Association (RPA), bringing the total of new members for 2011 to 13.
A lack of coordination between packaging design and packaging recovery is a major obstacle in creating closed loop recycling systems for materials.
The non-profit organization GreenBlue has released a suite of reports that provide technical guidance on designing packaging to be compatible with common recovery methods.
Few sustainability attributes in a supply chain come together across the value chain than packaging. Packaging and repackaging is ubiquitous along every step of the chain, from product design, prototyping, procurement production, distribution, consumer end use and post consumer end-of-life management.