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

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...

Reusable and Sustainable Packaging: Why Today is the Day for Your Company to Make the Switch

Reusable and Sustainable Packaging: Why Today is the Day for Your Company to Make the Switch It’s no secret to anyone that the general public is more aware of the importance of sustainability now than ever before. In fact, the chances are excellent that most people you know have taken at least a few steps toward living cleaner, greener lifestyles on a personal basis. Whether they’re do...

Plastic Packaging & You

Before reading this article, discard all knowledge you thought you had on plastic packaging. Plastic packaging has taken over our lives from the food we eat to the tiny packages of batteries that require two people and a pocketknife to open. Plastic packaging secures our product and makes sure our convenient sandwiches stay fresh in the grocery store. The majority of us do not give much thou...

Recycled Packaging Stats You Did Not Know!

Collapsible Wire Baskets, a Versatile Container for your Business Needs

  Collapsible wire baskets are one of the most versatile containers that can be used in the manufacturing business. They come in many different sizes, are see-through, and are stackable, making them perfect for a wide variety of uses in a manufacturing facility.   Collapsible wire baskets are the perfect solution for warehouse storage and organization. They allow you to save floor space by...

What To Do With Wire Baskets

So you have a bunch of wire baskets around your home, do you? Maybe you have purchased them, acquired them, or handcrafted them over the years, but never had use for them. Well, today I will present you with some ways that you can put those wire baskets to use. Instead of letting them collect dust and rust in your garage or closet, you can employ them around your house for various purposes, includ...

Industrial Totes for Distribution

When it comes to transporting materials, finished products or other items back and forth between facilities, between work stations or between your company and your distributors, there is no better or more versatile container to address this need than industrial totes. Industrial totes come in a variety of shapes and sizes, making them the perfect container solution for distributing items in a numb...

Used Pallet Containers Help Conserve Warehouse Storage Space

If there is anything that a business knows, it\'s that it has to be versatile and flexible when it comes to meeting the needs of its customers. In order to meet this need, businesses know that they have to control costs. Part of this strategy for some businesses comes in the form of storing bulk materials in the warehouse. Different businesses have different storage and packaging needs. Some busin...

Discover the Many Advantages and Benefits of Used Totes and Trays

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...

How to Lower Your Business's Carbon Footprint

  We\'ve all heard the statistics: companies are responsible for over half of the total amount of greenhouse gases that are emitted into the environment. It\'s one of the main reasons that so many businesses have tried to reduce their carbon footprint and shake the reputation. If your business hasn\'t taken that route just yet, there are a few things it can do to reduce its carbon footprint a...

Why Use Plastic Pallets for Shipping and Storage?

Although not used extensively until recent years, plastic pallets have been around since sometime around World War II. Import and export between Europe and the US encouraged the wide usage of plastic pallets in an effort to reduce the amount of pest infestations wood can typically incur. However, there are substantial benefits to using plastic over wood and in some cases, metal. Amongst the many u...

What is a Gaylord Container?

A Gaylord container, also known as a bulk box or a bulk bin; is a box that is designed to fit within a storage pallet. It is used to store additional items and equipment within the pallet by providing it with walls made of layers of cardboard that care strong and resistant. Gaylord containers can be placed within pallets and stacked within one another for easy and convenient storage. Some of these...