4 Ways Reusable Baskets and Totes Can Streamline Your Warehouse

4 Ways Reusable Baskets and Totes Can Streamline Your Warehouse

posted on :November 19, 2015
Categories : Sustainability , Totes

Whether storage is your entire business in a nutshell or simply part of managing your merchandise, it goes without saying that warehouses and storage facilities come with their fair share of challenges. You’re naturally concerned with protecting the products and valuables stored inside. There’s also the ever present dilemma of how to make the absolute most of limited space to consider. The fac...

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How Container Exchanger Is Changing the Commercial Recycling Game

How Container Exchanger Is Changing the Commercial Recycling Game

posted on :November 19, 2015
Categories : Bulk Containers , Pallets , Storage , Totes

When your company is done with your shipping container and bulk bags, what do you do? If you throw them out, they just end up in a landfill. Now, imagine that every company in the manufacturing industry does this; think of the waste that is being accumulated each year! More importantly, how many of these shipping containers are broken or unusable anymore? Chances are, just because your business no...

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Plastic Container Safety 101: How to Know When (and If) It’s Safe to Reuse Yours

Plastic Container Safety 101: How to Know When (and If) It’s Safe to Reuse Yours

posted on :October 30, 2015

If you’re interested in living a cleaner, greener, more environmentally conscious lifestyle to the greatest extent possible, then you’re in excellent company. Millions of people are getting on board with the ongoing campaign to reduce carbon footprints worldwide and cut down on waste in as many ways as possible. Naturally, reusing perfectly good containers is a huge part of that effort. Howeve...

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Recycled Packaging Stats You Did Not Know!

Recycled Packaging Stats You Did Not Know!

posted on :June 4, 2015
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Discover the Many Advantages and Benefits of Used Totes and Trays

Discover the Many Advantages and Benefits of Used Totes and Trays

posted on :April 1, 2015

For those interested in transporting materials quickly and efficiently from their business warehouse to a storage facility, look no further than buying a used tote. While buying totes at retail can sometimes be an expensive process, used totes offer all of the benefits that totes and trays offer, but at a cheaper price.   There are a number of different tote styles that can be purchased secondha...

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Top Reasons to Buy Used Stacking Totes

Top Reasons to Buy Used Stacking Totes

posted on :March 5, 2015
Categories : Stacking Totes , Totes

  Stacking totes are a versatile storage container solution that can handle any number of large or small tasks. These containers can offer organization and space saving storage for just about any business, from manufacturers to retail outlets to food service companies as well as for the home.   Stacking totes are great because they can be used in several different ways. Because of the nest...

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30 Awesome Things You Can Do With Your Potential Junk

30 Awesome Things You Can Do With Your Potential Junk

posted on :October 21, 2014

Ready for some DIY recycling projects? Don’t know what to do with those wooden pallets lying around your back yard? Tired of seeing those old wooden crates stacked in your garage? Here are some creative ideas we are eager to share with you! We all know the three R’s: reduce, reuse, and recycle. Although they might seem like something the modern man thought of when he realized his actions were ...

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Stack & Nest Totes

Stack & Nest Totes

posted on :August 28, 2014
Categories : Stack & Nest Totes , Totes

Stack & Nest Totes are one of a few different plastic containers that are referred to as hand-held because you can lift and carry them by hand. These totes are ideal for assembly lines, order picking, parts and retail distribution, general merchandise, and short-term storage. Stack and Nest Totes stack when full or nest when empty for space saving storage. Depending on the tote, lid options in...

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Agriculture Containers: Harvesting Totes and Produce Bins

Agriculture Containers: Harvesting Totes and Produce Bins

posted on :July 16, 2014

Produce and agriculture bins come in a variety of materials, shapes and sizes. There are small plastic totes, often referred to as handheld totes, which can be used for produce harvesting, storage and shipment. Large corrugated cardboard boxes with vent holes are great for bigger produce items such as watermelons. Reusable bulk plastic containers with mesh sides can be used for an assortment of ha...

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Learn How Bakery Trays can Improve Your Transport of Baked Goods

Learn How Bakery Trays can Improve Your Transport of Baked Goods

posted on :June 10, 2014
Categories : Food Totes & Trays , Totes

For bakery businesses looking for a cheap, efficient, and effective way to transport their baked goods to clients, look no further than bakery trays. Bakery trays, which are usually constructed out of lightweight plastic, are easy to carry and are incredibly durable. And, because these open-top containers are stackable, bakery trays are also frequently used by food manufacturers, where a consisten...

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The Many Uses of Organizer Bins

The Many Uses of Organizer Bins

posted on :May 14, 2014
Categories : Organizer Bins , Totes

Akro-Mils AkroBins® are a type of organizer and storeroom shelf bins that are extremely versatile and useful in many different applications. AkroBins® are extremely heavy duty and can help contain, organize, store and display a wide variety of items. Organizer bins come in many different sizes and options, with some having dividers that allow them to be used to store several different items at o...

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One Small Change Creating a Huge Impact on Packaging Waste

One Small Change Creating a Huge Impact on Packaging Waste

posted on :May 13, 2014

The waste produced by shipping containers on a global level is predicted to increase in the coming years. The amount of harm done to the Earth is extensive when you combine the waste produced by expendable packages with the amount of greenhouse gas emissions released for the creation and transport of these packages. It is becoming increasingly important for companies to consider feasible, reusable...

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