Manufacturing Journalist TR Cutler Examines Returnable Packaging

Released on: August 29, 2008, 3:04 pm

Press Release Author: Thomas R. Cutler

Industry: Small Business

Press Release Summary: Manufacturing Journalist TR Cutler Examines Returnable
Packaging

Press Release Body: Folding bulk containers, industrial totes, and metal storage
bins are used over and over again within a facility or between a supplier and a
customer. They can be used literally thousands of times. These bulk boxes are much
cheaper in the long term when compared to buying cardboard boxes and wood crates
every time that product is shipped. Savings can be observed in the per piece
packaging cost. While the upfront investment in returnable packaging may cost more,
savings can be realized quickly through repeated use (the same bulk containers,
metal bins, and totes are used over and over), labor (no more box assembly),
material handling (fewer moves from stackable containers), quality (fewer rejects
due to damaged packaging), and floor space (plastic and metal containers can stack
very high). The per piece packaging costs for used bulk containers and totes can be
as low as 5% of the costs for a comparable expendable solution, depending on
shipping volumes.
Manufacturing Journalist TR Cutler profiled Container Exchanger in the current issue
of AutomationMedia.com in a feature article titled, "The Next Phase of Lean:
Returnable Packaging." The entire article may be read at
http://www.automationmedia.com/TRCutler.asp?ID=%2057.


David Madden is President of ContainerExchanger.com, an online marketplace that
offers manufacturing and distribution businesses an outlet for procuring or selling
used returnable packaging. According to Madden, "Product offerings include many
standard and common reusable packaging solutions, including but not limited to
plastic totes, plastic collapsible bulk boxes, metal containers, wire baskets, and
plastic pallets. As a component in continued process improvement returnable
packaging empowers companies to reduce packaging acquisition costs through access to
used returnable packaging inventories and enabled companies to maximize return
during disposal of used packaging fleets."



Returnable packaging reduces waste created by every business. The EarthWorks Group
estimates that 30% of landfill waste is created by plastic and paper packaging. The
use of cardboard products and other one-time-use packaging products contribute to
this waste.
Container Exchanger (www.containerexchanger.com) is dedicated to the sale and resale
of reusable packaging and containers. The firm resells folding bulk containers,
metal storage bins, plastic industrial totes, plastic pallets, and used gaylord
boxes nationwide. When a company is finished using a returnable packaging fleet,
Container Exchanger represents the seller and finds a buyer for the used bulk
packaging. Sellers enjoy a high sales price for a better return on investment.
Buyers save significantly in comparison to new packaging prices.

Container Exchanger
www.containerexchanger.com
David Madden, President
pr@containerexchanger.com
404-551-5599


Web Site: http://www.containerexchanger.com

Contact Details: Container Exchanger
1831 Woodland Hills Ave
Atlanta, GA 30318
404-551-5599

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