Released on: August 6, 2008, 12:59 pm

Press Release Author: Thomas R. Cutler

Industry: Small Business

Press Release Summary: Container Exchanger Profiled in AutomationMedia.com

Press Release Body: 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." 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."

The entire article may be read at http://www.automationmedia.com/TRCutler.asp?ID=%2057.


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.
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.
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