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To mark this year’s Recycle Week (21-27 September), Goplasticpallets.com – The Responsible Plastic Pallet Company – has created a challenging quiz to test the nation’s recycling knowledge. What are the 3 R’s of recycling? Which country has the best recycling rate? Which type of packaging emits the least greenhouse gases? Test your recycling knowledge and take the quiz here.
Pest infested wood packaging material sent from Portugal via Spain and France has been intercepted by the Forestry Commission who is urging those working in the WPM industry and their customers to be vigilant. “This once again highlights the fragility of the wood supply chain”, says Jim Hardisty, Managing Director of Goplasticpallets.com.
Everyone is capable of caring for nature, and Time for Nature is the theme of this year’s World Environment Day (5 June). Even small acts of kindness can have a big impact as British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) discovered when Goplasticpallets.com donated two of its plastic pallet boxes in the summer of 2012.
Jim Hardisty, MD of Goplasticpallets.com – The Responsible Plastic Pallet Company – explains why increasing environmental concerns in the food and drink sector points to a promising future for reusable transit packaging.
According to the World Economic Forum only 14% of plastic packaging is recycled, resulting in a loss of $80 billion to $120 billion per year to the global economy. The culprit here is single-use packaging which, until recently, was favoured by consumers for its convenience and by manufacturers alike for its ability to reduce shipping costs.
Until recently plastic packaging has been perceived almost exclusively as waste. Despite the ecological advantages of using plastic over other materials, the big plastic debate focused little on the benefits of use. Instead we were overwhelmed with stories of how single-use plastics were damaging to the environment.
Plastic pallets are well known for their durability and long life span, yet when they eventually come to the end of their long service life or when they are no longer required, disposing of them can be a challenge for some businesses.
Jim Hardisty, Managing Director of Goplasticpallets.com – The Responsible Plastic Pallet Company – is urging businesses to adopt a closed loop approach to managing their packaging waste to help build a circular economy.
As Goplasticpallets.com’s pioneering plastic pallet recycling scheme celebrates its one-year anniversary this month, The Responsible Plastic Pallet Company reveals those counties that are recycling the most of their used plastic pallets and boxes.
Nine months since launching the industry’s first plastic pallet recycling scheme, Goplasticpallets.com has now recovered and recycled a staggering 192 tonnes of plastic from customers’ used or unwanted plastic pallets and boxes – a sign that customers are truly embracing the company’s environmental commitment.
This week Goplasticpallets.com – The Responsible Plastic Pallet Company – will be taking recycling into its own hands at IMHX, the UK’s largest intralogistics event, in support of Recycle Week 23-29 September, the annual celebration of recycling delivered by Recycle Now, whose theme this year is ‘Recycling: It’s in our own hands’.
Jim Hardisty, MD of Goplasticpallets.com – The Responsible Plastic Pallet Company, explains why he feels that plastic still beats other packaging alternatives when used responsibly in a closed loop scenario.
Goplasticpallets.com has witnessed a strong increase in demand for its recycled plastic pallets as customers take their environmental responsibilities more seriously. Government’s plans to introduce a ‘plastic tax’ on plastic packaging with less than 30 per cent recycled content has made the moral case for using recycled plastic pallets a business case as well, says Jim Hardisty, Managing Director of Goplasticpallets.com.