Environmental Claims About Pallets More Than Material
Here’s a quiz. Customer A buys a pallet rated for 100 trips, but the pallet is lost after the fourth trip. It ends up at a pallet recycler, and it goes into a grinder or is shipped overseas as an export pallet, so it is no longer usable in local applications.
Company B buys a light-weight pallet classified for single use, but through proper handling and effective pallet management, it lasts for 12 trips before being sent to a recycler for processing.
Which pallet is most ‘environmentally friendly’?
While the examples above do not provide enough information to make that determination, the point is obvious. If pallet management and effective secondary markets created by the pallet recycling industry are not fully utilized, and pallets are lost or damaged prematurely, then we fail to reap the maximum environmental benefit of the wooden pallet. If they are effectively reused for multiple trips, then we will easily exceed those expectations.
CMHDS Helps Launch Supply Chain Safety Council
CMHDS Launches Supply Chain Safety Council, Seeks to Network with Heath & Safety Officers from CMHDS Member Companies
The CMHDS has expanded its role in the promotion of workplace safety with its new initiative, the Supply Chain Safety Council. The SCSC was formed earlier this year with an aim of addressing health & safety concerns specific to companies within the material handling and logistics community.
The founding SCSC subcommittee includes chair Mike Stephens of Versacold, Sandra Sontag Kolberg of Maersk Distribution, Kelly Reid of EV Logistics, Rick LeBlanc of Summit Logistics, and Dan Beer of Johnston Equipment, representing the CMHDS.
