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“The vendors in the global corrugated pallets market will invest significantly in the development of new pallets by adopting various new technologies, such as equipment tracking and enhancing their production capacity. In addition, vendors are also offering corrugated pallet pooling services on a large scale for their customers,” says Sharan Raj, a lead warehouse and storage research analyst from Technavio.
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Container Exchanger has been finding new homes for used reusables for over 12 years. It posted some videos this month, including this one.
Loadhog's pallet lid animation.
Since being posted on June 18, this video has been viewed over 51,000 times.
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packing materials for Anheuser-Busch InBev’s North American Zone. “This process change allowed us to more effectively manage a specific flow for our keg float and has impacted other areas of our supply chain as well. Innovative process implementations such as this will be key as we continue striving toward our 2025 Sustainability Goals. We are honored to be recognized by the Reusable Packaging Association for this initiative.”
Custom-designed transport packaging by DS Smith Plastics dramatically reduces truck journeys and CO2 emissions while optimizing operations
DS Smith helped their automotive supplier customer realize operational efficiencies and reduce environmental impact by designing a reusable transport packaging solution capable of accommodating multiple products while insuring product protection during transit, truck load optimization with both full and empty containers, easy and safe loading/unloading, compliance with local regulations, long useful life, end-of-life recyclability, and achievement of ROI hurdles. The DS Smith Plastics solution, the AkyPak 4You reusable sleeve pack, delivered on all design requirements. Implementation eliminated over 300 truck journeys and nearly 313,000 kg of CO2 annually, while improving labor ergonomics and efficiencies, material handling, and waste. The AkyPak 4You has a useful life of 7 years and is 100% recyclable when retired.
“We are pleased to receive this recognition from the Reusable Packaging Association, on behalf of one of our customers and our returnable packaging specialist team at DS Smith Plastics,” said John C. McCurdy, Vice President of Commercial Development at DS Smith Plastics. “The returnable and sustainable solution that received this recognition is an example of how we work together with customers to bring a different perspective to their challenges and provide cost-effective solutions that protect the environment.”
“The spirit of the Excellence in Reusable Packaging Award is to bring to light the performance of reusable transport packaging systems in real-world use environments by showing the economic and environmental benefits that can be realized through reuse,” said Debus. “Our judges cited the impressive impact demonstrated in multiple facets of both the AB InBev and DS Smith Plastics case studies, including labor ergonomics and assembly efficiencies, reduced transportation cost and environmental impact, reduced product damage and waste, and the long life and end-of-life recyclability of the transport solution as key factors in their selections. We congratulate Anheuser-Busch InBev and DS Smith Plastics on this well-deserved award. We also commend and thank all the companies that submitted entries this year for making reusable transport packaging a centerpiece of their sustainability programs.”
Anheuser-Busch InBev and DS Smith Plastics will present their award-winning entries at the RPA Reusable Packaging Learning Center (Upper Lakeside Center #6866) at Pack Expo in McCormick Place, Chicago, IL at 3:00 pm CDT on Tuesday, October 16, 2018.