The reason for these industries opting to modernize
using plastic pallets concerns increased need to maintain cleanliness, as demanded by FSMA.
If you ship products that need to meet specific hygiene standards, consider
using plastic pallets instead of wood.
Not exact matches
Lastly, the majority of our
plastic pallets are constructed
using FDA - compliant resins for safe food, beverage, and pharmaceutical storage.
Plastic, steel, aluminum, and molded wood
pallets used for general industrial applications with broad appeal for closed loop shipping and work in process.
When products are displayed on the
pallet,
using a higher - quality
plastic pallet makes sense.
At ProStack, we specialize in
plastic pallets to fit a wide range of industries,
uses and requirements.
Where
pallets are
used and by whom can have a big impact on your decision to
use plastic or wood
pallets.
Plastic is also a better choice for
pallets that are repeatedly
used within a closed loop environment like a warehouse.
However, if country that's being shipped to has wood import restrictions, you'll need to
use either
plastic pallets or wood
pallets that meet the country's requirements.
If you tend to ship to the same stores or
use pallets in your warehouse,
plastic pallets are a more economical choice.
Once a
pallet is
used for ten trips, the cost per trip of a
plastic pallet is significantly lower than that of a wooden
pallet.
In general,
plastic pallets are a more economical choice when they're returned to you after
use.
This means the materials
used to make
plastic pallets stay in the supply chain for longer, reducing CO2 and greenhouse gas emissions.
«I've been working in the
pallet industry for more than 35 years and in that time I've seen a phenomenal progression, not just in the design and development of different sizes and styles of
plastic pallets to suit an ever growing range of applications, but also in customers perceptions about their benefits and
uses.
Although the
plastic pallets aren't currently being
used externally, Menzies wanted to future - proof the
pallets should they consider
using them outside their internal supply chain.
As the
plastic pallets have a long life span, we hope to be still
using them in five, maybe even 10 years» time.
We also manufacture RFID - tagged
plastic pet food
pallets, which can be
used with your existing management system to improve tracking and accountability as your product moves through the supply chain.
The beverage industry's
use of landfill - bound,
plastic shipping
pallets is also on the rise, given benefits in cost and durability.
THE HOME ₂ O ROOF CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM We take William McDonough's Cradle to Cradle philosophy to heart and offer a sustainable up - cycling strategy to divert two existing
plastic products [bottles and
pallets] from landfills while giving them a higher
use value, than if re-used in other ways, individually.
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Materials
used include eight hundred
pallets and 750 square metres of plywood, board offcuts, dismantled poles and battens, rickety tables, freight palettes, old theatre sets, empty
plastic water - cooler bottles... and other sheet material.
The Daily Southerner reports that a local «tip» in North Carolina, Edgecombe County Landfill, soon will no longer accept items that citizens and businesses are accustomed to tossing: wooden
pallets;
plastic bottles;
used oil, yard trash, antifreeze, aluminum cans, whole scrap tires, lead acid batteries and oyster shells.
Elmsford Interstate Building Material (Maybrook, NY) 6/1998 — 1/2005 Forklift Operator • Responsible for
use and maintenance of industrial forklift in a warehouse setting • Served as liaison between company management and warehouse staff • Trained junior team members ensuring effective and efficient operations • Observed warehouse, identified safety concerns, and reported solutions to management • Performed routine safety checks on equipment ensuring safe operations • Utilized forklift, hand trucks,
pallet jacks and other equipment to load and unload trailers • Loaded and unloaded materials on
pallets, platforms, skids, and lifting devices • Organized
pallets and secured materials with
plastic wrap • Consistently recognized for work ethic, leadership, and positive attitude