How Nesting Totes Can Be Used for Worm Farming

Few things are more enjoyable during the long, hazy days of summer than catching fish at the local watering hole. And anyone who knows fishing knows that the only way to catch the big fish is to use live fishing worms. For those who go fishing often, finding a reliable source of large fishing worms can be tough. And when you do find them, the cost of using live bait and quickly add up. However, yo...

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Why Use Food Grade Totes?

Food grade totes are used in the manufacturing and transport of mass produced foods. The totes come in a variety of shapes and sizes to suit the purpose of the industry using them. Food totes are generally stackable to make storage and shipping easier. Totes that are used for baked goods are generally vented and have very smooth surfaces to prevent the plastic bags the food is packaged in from sna...

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Used Plastic Nesting Shipping Totes Are the Perfect Solution for Shipping Product

For companies or businesses that need to safely ship products or materials, shipping totes are a popular method of transport. These totes, which are constructed of high-quality polyurethane or HDPE plastic, are incredibly rugged, waterproof, resilient to chemicals, and will not corrode, weaken, or decompose over time. Additionally, shipping totes are much more inexpensive than their metal or wood-...

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Stacking Totes – Straight Wall Totes

Stackable industrial totes can be used for shipping or storing specialized products, especially in manufacturing. The small stackable bins work best for small assemblies and plastic parts. These straight-wall containers provide well-organized stacking in trucks, warehouses and on pallets. Often straight wall industrial totes contain internal dunnage and part dividers to help protect these parts an...

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Types of Used Plastic Totes

Production units and manufacturing facilities used totes to transport heavy equipment and products from one part of the facility to another. As plastic is a durable and strong material, purchasing used plastic totes can be a cost effective way of providing your business with a means of transporting goods with the help of totes. There are three major types of used plastic totes: Stacking Totes Used...

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Friendly and Affordable – Making the Case for Returnable Packaging – Business Excellence

Thirty percent of landfill waste is created by plastic and paper packaging estimates The EarthWorks Group. The use of cardboard products and other one-time-use packaging products contribute significantly to this waste. David Madden, President of ContainerExchanger.com noted, \"The initial investment in returnable packaging may cost more that one-time use packaging. However, savings are often quick...

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Reusable Containers: Clever, Cost-Effective, Convenient

Lighting recycling specialist Lumicom, lighting maintenance company David Webster (DW) and waste management specialist Sims Group recently launched a series of pilot trials in the United Kingdom to explore ways of improving the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of recycling waste street lanterns. A key element of the scheme has been to eliminate the double handling of waste lanterns by using reusa...

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Reducing Landfill Waste with Returnable Packaging

In today’s increasingly globalized and fiercely competitive world, the ultimate goal of businesses in all sectors is to maximize profits while reducing expenses in manufacturing and shipping their products. However, in recent years, an increasing number of enterprises in the United States have become aware of their corporate responsibilities in acting as models for environmental protection and e...

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Reusable Container Online Marketplace – Material Handling Management

ContainerExchanger.com is an online marketplace that helps manufacturing and distribution businesses buy or sell used reusable packaging. Offerings include bulk containers, metal storage bins, plastic industrial totes, plastic pallets, used gaylord boxes, plastic collapsible bulk boxes, metal containers and wire baskets. Launched in 2005 and based in Atlanta, ContainerExchanger.com helps companie...

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The Pros and Cons of Reusable Packaging – Plastics Business

Green sustainable packaging solutions are as simple as reusing containers. Reusable Container & Pallet Association (RCPA) members are leading suppliers of the reusable/returnable industrial plastic containers, pallets, and packaging. They supply solutions worldwide and in virtually every major manufacturing and distribution sector. The Pros RCPA notes that pallets and containers are the funda...

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Reuse It Or Lose It – Food Manufacturing Magazine

Buying used reusable packaging yields immediate cost savings and long term benefits. Looking for new ways to add to your bottom line? Perhaps you should take a look at replacing expendable packaging with reusable/returnable options. Buying reusable packaging, specifically quality used reusable packaging, can generate cost savings. It reduces per-unit cost, when compared to purchasing new packagin...

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Container Exchanger wins Supply and Demand Chain Executive Green Award

In addition to its goal of achieving carbon neutrality for its offices by the end of 2009, Container Exchange offers its clients returnable packaging broker services, resell folding bulk containers, metal storage bins, plastic industrial totes, plastic pallets and used Gaylord boxes throughout the U.S. market. \"Our clients, both buyers and sellers, use our services to reduce their own carbon foot...

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