Modern Materials Handling - April 2010

PROFILESGREENING THE INDUSTRYADVERTISEMENTReusable Plastic Packaging DrivesSustainability for World-Class Companies1055 Corporate Center DriveOconomowoc, WI 53066 USAToll Free: 888-217-0965www.orbiscorporation.comAs leading companies continue to drive sustainabilityin their business, they scrutinize every point of theirsupply chain, including the packaging used to movetheir product.Reusable plastic containers, pallets, dunnage andbulk systems improve the flow of product all along thesupply chain to reduce costs, enhance profitabilityand add sustainability.ORBIS Corporation, North America’s leader inreusable plastic packaging, helps world-classcompanies move their product faster, safer and morecost-effectively. Using a proven approach, ORBISexperts analyze their customers’ system, design asolution and execute a reusable packaging programfor long-term cost savings and sustainability.Using life-cycle assessments to comparereusable and single-use packaging, ORBIS helpscompanies reduce their overall environmentalimpact. By design, reusable containers andpallets are used over and over during the courseof their service life. At the end of their life, theycan be recovered, recycled and reprocessed intonew packaging products.ORBIS is a part of Menasha Corporation, the 3rdoldest family owned business in the UnitedStates. As a steward of sustainability, ORBIS iscommitted to a better world for future generations.ORBIS tracks and measures its ownresource utilization to continuously conservenatural resources and reduce waste. To learnmore, please contact ORBIS today. •Sustainable Material Handling©2010 Rehrig Pacific CompanyFrom our beginning in 1913 as amaker of wooden crates, RehrigPacific Company has produced acontinuous stream of sustainabletransport packaging productsfor industry.Today, Rehrig is a world leading manufacturerof reusable and recyclable plastic palletsand containers. Our various product linesfrom milk crates to distribution pallets savemillions of tons of packaging waste fromreaching landfills every year.A typical Rehrig customer is looking forreusable storage and transport containers orplatforms to handle their products efficientlythrough the supply chain. Driving out costsand reducing their carbon footprint are vitalfactors. Depending on customer requirements,our products can contain post-consumerrecycled materials (PCR) including HDPE frommilk jugs or detergent bottles. Post-industrialrecycled materials such as PP and HDPE fromold crates, trays and pallets can be reusedup to100%.Rehrig Pacific roll-out carts and collectioncontainers are extensively used in recyclingand waste collection programs throughoutNorth America. Rehrig directly closes theloop in many programs by buying the PCRcollected which helps cities expand theirrecycling programs and dramatically reducesplastic packaging waste. Rehrig now offersprograms to major retailers to collect andreuse their cardboard boxes instead ofsending perfectly good packaging to landfillsor recycling, before its time.For almost 100 years, Rehrig Pacific Companyhas been a leader in sustainability andenvironmentally-friendly business practices.For more information contact:Steve Harrison, Sales DirectorMaterial Handling Business GroupRehrig Pacific Company1000 Raco CourtLawrenceville, GA 30045Phone: 770-339-9888Toll-Free: 800-241-9693Email: info@rehrigpacific.comWeb: www.rehrigpacific.comA FAMILY TRADITION OF GROWTH, SERVICE AND INNOVATION56 A P R I L 2 0 1 0 / MODERN MATERIALS HANDLING mmh.com