ECO ALUMINUM PALLETS

on July 21st, 2011    
in Environmental, Eco News, World Pallet News

The worldwide transportation of goods within the global supply chain has a carbon footprint of around 2,800 mega- tonnes CO2e (see PDF).

Weight is a major factor in transportation fuel consumption and green house gas (GHG) emissions. Less weight means the potential for lower fuel consumption and lower GHG emissions.

A ubiquitous component of the global supply chain is the pallet. Annually, 500 million new pallets are manufactured. They become part of the roughly 2 billion pallets that are in circulation in the U.S. at any given time. 93% of all goods move on a pallet.

The typical pallet is made of wood. Wood pallets are facing increased scrutiny from supply chain analysis for ...

on June 17th, 2011    
in Health Recall, World Pallet News

TITUSVILLE, N.J. (AP) -- A Johnson & Johnson company is recalling lots of the antipsychotic Risperdal and its generic equivalent due to an odor that may come from a chemical preservative used in wood shipping pallets, the latest in a long series of recalls for the drugmaker.

Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Friday the lot of about 16,000 bottles of 3-milligram Risperdal tablets was shipped between last August and February. About 1,600 bottles remain in the marketplace.

The company also recalled a lot of about 24,000 bottles of 2-milligram generic risperidone tablets that was shipped between last November and January 1. It believes fewer than 1,200 bottles of that lot rema...

on June 18th, 2011    
in Environmental, Eco News, World Pallet News, Safety

Judges spent countless hours pouring over the applications, which were received from every state in the region, to find the semifinalists for this year's competition. A new judging rubric was introduced to increase the Cleantech Open's ability to judge each entry fairly and consistently.

We could not be more excited to introduce you to our semifinalist companies. See below for brief descriptions of their technology and team members.

Team AGREBON ATK Motorcycles Balkrete Custom Aggregates Inc. eco aluminum pallets Eco Products Group Efficiency Power GeoTree Technologies NextStep Electric NoirCrox...

on March 26th, 2011    
in Environmental, World Pallet News, Safety

Orlando, FL: In a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice and Florida Attorney General's Office, Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS Co. LLC) is calling for a formal investigation into the misleading and abusive trade practices of the wood pallet industry. It says the actions by the wooden pallet industry that spread false and misleading information about the safety of plastic pallets epitomize the reckless and disreputable character of the industry. "Asking a politician in his final minutes in office to submit a letter, such as the letter former U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd sent to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration at the obvious request of the wooden pallet industry, is ...