R E T U R N A B L E PA C K A G I N G S O L U T I O N S
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COMPANIES LIKE MECS,
BASED IN THE UAE ARE
PROMOTING A WHOLE
RANGE OF RETURNABLE
TRANSPORT PACKAGING
(RTP) SOLUTIONS
INCLUDING RETAIL
READY TRAYS,
FOLDABLE & NESTABLE
CRATES, PLASTIC
PALLETS AND FLC'S
ollowing Elon Musk's successful use of
Returnable Packaging recently, he had this to
say to reporters, “It would be like trying to sell
an aircraft where one aircraft company has a re-
useable aircraft and all the other companies had
an aircraft that were single use. Crazy as that
sounds - that's how the rocket business works”!
Just like Space X, who will now have 2 rockets
to re-use on the next trip, many Food producers
are realising that sending one-way packaging like
cardboard boxes, trays & drums is both expensive
in the long run and also not good for the planet
and our renewed push to move more away from
land fill and into recycling.
Recently the UAE government pledged to divert
75% away from land fill by 2021 which is an
excellent ambitious target, it will mean more
businesses looking at how they can cut their own
carbon footprints and reduce the throw away
packaging in the yard.
Companies like MECS, based in the UAE are
promoting a whole range of Returnable Transport
Packaging (RTP) Solutions including Retail Ready
Trays, Foldable & Nestable crates, plastic Pallets and
FLC's. Mark Hammond, MECS Co-Founder had this
to say “Our customers are looking for ways to cut
cost from their own supply chain or asking how they
can deliver benefits to their customers who are
constantly pushing for the newest developments. We
offer a consultative approach which usually leads us
FOOD BUSINESS GULF & MIDDLE EAST
IT'S NOT
ROCKET
SCIENCE!!
to finding an area or packaging item which can be
converted to RTP that ultimately benefits, both our
customer and their end users.
Retail Ready Packaging cuts a lot of double
handling and manual lifting, it also makes the
produce look much more appealing to the
shopper. Advances in Polymers have led to
Wood Effect Trays giving a real 'Fresh Market
'feel to shop floor displays.
Using RTP cuts a lot of throw away cardboard
which benefits all of us. It's not Rocket Science
and if a genius like Elon Musk has seen the
benefits, maybe you should challenge your own
business to look at its throw away 'rockets'!
JANUARY - MARCH 2018