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 -
CAPS (www.usecaps.com), has announced its plans to present for the fourth consecutive year as part of the educational series at PACK EXPO 2013. Reusable Transport Packaging Boot Camp is the latest installment in the Expo’s Learning Center conference series presented by the Reusable Packaging Association (RPA).
United Pallet Services, Inc., the sales and marketing arm of the recently patented innovation called The pointGUARD Pallet Protector, was given the 3rd place award at The Recycling Innovators Forum on August 26th in Louisville, Kentucky.
Any company interested in integrating reusables into their supply chain – whether you are just starting to explore the concept or a veteran user that wants to gain more efficiencies and ROI – can learn something of value at the RPA Reusables Learning Center at PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2013.
Finelite, Inc. manufactures high-efficiency lighting systems for schools, offices and other workplaces where lighting performance and visual comfort are essential. The company has two focuses on waste reduction. One is lean manufacturing, the whole purpose of which is to reduce waste.
DC Velocity posted an article with guidelines on how to determine whether reusable packaging is the right fit for your supply chain.
According to the latest research from the Freedonia Group, “gains for corrugated boxes in developed markets in the U.S., Western Europe and Japan will be kept in check by advances in reusable plastic shipping containers.
Beverage Industry magazine writes that, “the buzzword ‘sustainability’ can have many different applications in the beverage industry including environmental and economic sustainability
RPCs reduce solid waste and use less water and energy across produce applications, according to a new study sponsored by IFCO SYSTEMS, a global provider of Reusable Plastic Containers (RPCs) for fresh products. The report shows the IFCO solution generates 82% less solid waste, consumes 92% less water, requires 49% lower energy demand, and lowers ozone depletion by 76% for a weighted average of 10 top produce commodities compared with shipping the same amount of produce in display-ready corrugated boxes. The report was produced by Franklin Associates, a Division of ERG, a leading consulting company specializing in life cycle analyses and solid waste management.
The number of pallets in use in the US is forecast to grow 2.4 percent annually to 2.6 billion in 2017, with annual demand for new pallets increasing 3.5 percent per year to 1.3 billion units. A number of factors will contribute to sales growth. First, rising manufacturers’ shipments will require producers to add to their existing stocks in order to have enough pallets on hand to handle higher output levels
iGPS Company LLC, (“iGPS”) operator and owner of the largest global pallet rental pool of lightweight, 100% recyclable plastic platforms with embedded RFID tags, today announced that it has reached an agreement for the sale of substantially all of its assets to iGPS Logistics LLC (“iGPS Logistics”), a joint venture formed by Balmoral Funds, One Equity Partners, certain of their affiliates, and Jeff and Robert Liebesman.