Skids, Trays, and Packaging for Green Businesses
Skids, Trays, and Packaging for Green Businesses
NEWSROOM: Green Business League
CONTENT: Blog
As our landfills burst at the seams, there is no doubt that we have a unfortunate penchant for throwing things away. Like throwing
Many companies receive supplies, products, and equipment wrapped, secured, and delivered on
The Green Supply Chain concept stresses looking at the vulnerable elements of the goods that a company might require. One of the popular issues is to reduce the amount of packaging, but that is not all there is to a serious program.
Look further to the extra materials used in delivering your supplies or products. Skids, pallets, and trays of wood and plastic should not be single-use items. If your company must dispose of these extra delivery items, there is additional cost and unnecessary waste in the
Also, trucks making these deliveries do not lack room having dropped off a good portion of their load at your door. It seems a minor imposition to require your vendors and providers to provide a return cycle for these excess delivery sundries. The waste that comes from single-use pallets, skids, and trays is nearly inexcusable in this time of environmental stress.
Such items are a part of the packaging process even if they are not typically viewed as such. We encourage a review of this area of concern in the course of developing a more sustainable program. These items need not be done all at once, but it would help to understand that a Green business takes at least three years to achieve a serious level of Green maturity.
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