JANUARY 2018
saw a strengthening in our partnership with the NWPCA and CWPCA. This partnership has been invaluable in fighting off the Oregon Corrugated Pallet bill in 2016 and solidifying the WPA as a force within the wood pallet and packaging industry."
"We have 5 WPA members that are contributing to The Pallet Foundation, helping to fund projects that are directly impacting our industry and association," Lindsey continued. "Projects including the environmental product declaration, which will quantify the environmental benefit of wood packaging. They are also working on a life cycle assessment, which looks at real data of wood pallets from cradle to grave, giving each and every one of us a true story to tell to our customers and opponents alike and verifying our claims that “Wood Really Is Good” and it “Is the Sustainable Way.”
The industry is also hoping to support the undertaking of an economic impact study of how the wood products sector positively impacts the US economy, from created revenue to the number of jobs provided. Nature’s Packaging will continue to be at the forefront of industry efforts, including new video resources, new research, and new and improved marketing tools. "Nature’s Packaging has been a vehicle for growth and change in our association, and we will continue to utilize it to be proactive in our quest to inform everyone that the wood products sector is most sustainable," she concluded.
Bob Wenner, Chairman of the Pallet Foundation, spoke briefly about the worthwhile work being done by that group on behalf of the wooden pallet industry.
Dave Uppal Jr. (left) presenting the Membership Award to Tyrone Konecny, Membership Chair and outgoing Associate Director.