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Accelerate your Supply Chain with Reusable Plastic Pallets
Attend to learn more about making the switch to plastic pallets to drive automation efficiency, increase plant cleanliness and improve sustainability in your supply chain.

Jungheinrich goes green at its German production facilities
Global maker of lift trucks and other equipment announces its six German production plants will now operate exclusively on green power, with a green power transition to follow at other global sites

The Rebound Podcast: Supply chain management for the circular economy
Listen in as Cisco’s Katie Schindall discusses what it takes to manage the supply chain for the circular economy.

Reusable Packaging Association announces new board leadership for 2021
The RPA begins 2021 with new executive committee members and additions to its board of directors.

Plug Power and South Korean SK Group to form partnership to accelerate hydrogen economy
Partnership aims at hydrogen expansion in Asian markets, with Plug Power to receive $1.5 billion investment from SK Group

L’Oréal’s layer picking system increases accuracy and traceability
The system has reduced operation hours from three shifts to two.

Recycling coastline plastic into premium reusable packaging
Plastic waste on the beach is now being used in packaging from totes to bulk containers. And if one pioneer has her way, this is only a start.

Liviri wins Reusable Packaging Association’s 2020 Excellence in Reusable Packaging Award
Liviri reusable packaging manufacturer partners with Bulgheroni to replace insulated cardboard boxes with Liviri Vino containers for e-commerce wine shipments, increasing product protection and reducing distribution costs and environmental impact

SSI Schaefer announces Clear Stream program for reusable containers
The Clear Stream program is launching as part of the 50 Sustainability and Climate Leaders initiative, which SSI Schaefer has been selected as the only global material handling company to participate.

Fresh food, anyone? RPCs protect in the supply chain
It’s no small feat to protect sandwiches, snacks and other single-serving food items on their way to a store. But it’s an even better story when the mini plastic containers providing the protection are part of a sustainable, circular supply chain.

Supply chain’s role in minimizing food insecurity – Part 2 of 5
The COVID crisis caught the food supply chain off guard, but history doesn’t have to repeat itself when the next big crisis rears its head.

Other Voices: Propane supports sustainability goals and the bottom line
Sustainability initiatives must also make good business sense.

ABB recycles and remanufactures thousands of old robots
Remanufacturing enables existing robot users to sell inactive or legacy robots to ABB with an attractive buy back service, rather than scrapping them or leaving them unused in a corner of the factory.

ORBIS launches new sustainability initiative to repurpose coastline waste
New recycled plastic material from coastline waste broadens sustainable packaging product line

Reusable Packaging Excellence Award 2020 deadline extended
Two awards will be offered to primary users of reusable packaging systems: one award to for-profit companies and one award to non-profit or governmental organizations.


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2023 is here, and so are new warehousing trends.
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