The Membership Drive Is On!
This year's membership drive is now underway, and as always, the competition will be intense.
In addition to valuable cash prizes, the winner now also receives the membership plaque, presented at the Annual Meeting. With the highly successful 2019 Annual Meeting now in the books, it is time to work toward 2020.
When you recruit new members, the entire WPA membership is the winner!
New members can join and pay on the website. Here is the link: www.westernpallet.org
DECEMBER 2019
5 Suspects Arrested After $586,000 Pallet Delivery Swindle, Face 10 Years in Prison
A total of five people were arrested in France after a 400,000 euro ($586,000) swindle involving two employees of a chilled good supplier, an employee from each of two pallet suppliers, as well as a delivery driver that delivered pallets on behalf of both pallet companies.
Since September 2017, the truck would drop off 120 pallets, but the perishable goods company, Pomona, would be invoiced for 200 pallets. In May 2019, the company contacted police to investigate. They undertook several months of surveillance and observed that the two Pomona employees received an envelope each week from the delivery driver, which contained cash. The homes of the suspects were searched. One of them was found to have 55,000 euros in cash. They had 90,000 euros in their bank accounts.
The five suspects are currently under judicial supervision and face up to 10 years in prison for swindling as part of an organized gang. None of them had a previous criminal record.
CHEP Australia Recognized as Leader in Sustainability by APCO
CHEP Australia has been recognized as a leader in sustainability at the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation Annual Awards in Melbourne.
CHEP won the overall APCO Sustainable Packaging Excellence award, recognizing dedication to collaboration with customers and to helping Australia truly shift to a more circular and sustainable packaging system. CHEP also took home the APCO Logistics Sector Award. In addition to delivering a global reusable packaging model, CHEP works with thousands of businesses to build and support sustainable supply chains globally.
Circularity and sustainability are at the heart of CHEP’s business model. It collaborates with a broad range of businesses across several industries, including many APCO Members, to build and support sustainable supply chains.
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sustainable timber or other materials such as plastics which are recovered and reused many times before being recycled once reaching end-of-life.