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Transport Packaging Challenge News

In all, 47 WasteWise partners pledged to seek methods to reduce the amount of waste generated by transport packaging. Selected goals of Challenge participants included eliminating unnecessary transport packaging, switching to reusable transport packaging, and reusing incoming packaging for outgoing shipments. The most common goal of Challenge participants was to work with suppliers to reduce transport packaging, reflecting the importance of building partnerships to reduce waste. WasteWise recognized SST Trucking, LLC as Challenge Partner of the Year at the 2000 Awards Program. The company saved more then $55,000 and reduced packaging by nearly 180 tons through initiatives adopted as part of the Challenge.

The following is a list of partners who pledged:

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Web Sites

INFORM Executive Summaries
This Web page summarizes the publication Delivering the Goods: Benefits of Reusable Shipping Containers and provides ordering information. Includes a short discussion of the benefits of reusable shipping containers and the obstacles to expanding reuse.

Institute of Packaging Professionals Packaging Bookstore
This Web site provides a list of links to publications about packaging and a description of each publication. Publications are available for ordering.

Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance's (OEA's) Business Assistance: Efficient Transport Packaging Options
This site provides links to OEA fact sheets, manuals, and directories dealing with transport packaging options. It includes material-specific information and case studies on corrugated cardboard, wooden pallets, and plastic film.

Packaging Links
Nerdworld Media provides an extensive list of packaging resources from material providers to packaging services.

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Publications and Articles

Beyond Peanuts & Popcorn: A Practical Guide to Re-evaluating Packaging for Cost Savings and Waste Prevention
June 1996; City of Los Angeles, Bureau of Sanitation
Readers will learn why packaging waste affects a company's bottom line, how packaging trends enhance business and the environment, best ways to cut packaging waste, and how to get employees and suppliers to participate. To obtain a copy, call the California Integrated Solid Waste Management Board at (213) 847-1444.

"The worth of recycling strapping."
January 1997; Biocycle
This article discusses the potential cost savings associated with recycling plastic and steel strapping. A pilot study conducted in the summer of 1996 by the Indiana Institute of Recycling (IIR) is evaluated. The article also offers guidelines to people interested in beginning a strapping recycling program, highlighting important factors to consider before implementing a new program. For more information on recycling plastic strapping, call ITW Signode at 606 342-6400 or the Strapex Corporation at (905) 372-6885.

Sustaining Business & Jobs Through Pallet Repair & Reuse
1997; Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR)
Profiles five model pallet reuse operations, lists pallet reuse and recycling operations, and provides a list of resources on pallet reuse. To order, contact ILSR at (202) 232-4108 or visit ILSR's Web site at www.ilsr.org/recycling.

National Recycling Coalition's (NRC's) Transport Packaging Resources

• Case Studies in Source Reduced and Reusable Packaging. 1997
  
• Directory of Source Reduced and Reusable Transport Packaging Manufacturers. 1998

To request copies, call NRC's Source Reduction Forum at (703) 683-9025 or visit NRC's Web site at www.nrc-recycle.org.

Transport Packaging and the Environment
1997; Raymond Communications
This comprehensive manual contains information on types of transport packaging and regulations. It covers pallets, pallet wraps, cushioning and dunnage materials, corrugated, and reusable packaging. It also contains other resources, including a listing of vendors and a paper on one company's packaging policies and strategies. To obtain a copy, call Raymond Communications at (301) 345-4237.

Preferred Packaging: Report of the Express Packaging Project
November 1998; United Parcel Service & The Alliance for Environmental Innovation
Describes the Alliance-United Parcel Service (UPS) Express Packaging Project, which challenged UPS to improve its packaging's environmental impacts. To obtain a copy, contact UPS at (404) 828-6000 or the Alliance for Environmental Innovations at (617) 723-2996, or visit the Environmental Defense Fund Web site at www.environmentaldefense.org.

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Trade Associations

Flexible Packaging Association (FPA)
FPA's members represent all facets of the industry, from the manufacturers and suppliers of flexible packaging materials and products to the trade press and packaging schools. For more information, contact FPA at (202) 842-3880.

The American Plastics Council (APC)
The APC, a WasteWise endorser, can provide information on recycling many types of plastic (e.g., stretch wrap) and can help locate markets in your area. Contact the APC at (800) 2-HELP-90 (243-5790).

The National Wooden Pallet and Container Association (NWPCA)
NWPCA, a WasteWise endorser, has compiled a comprehensive listing of pallet and container suppliers that are interested in receiving pallets for reuse as part of a materials exchange program. For more information, contact NWPCA at (703) 527-7667.

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