UK home improvement chain B&Q is rolling out returnable transport packaging to ship kitchen worktops, following a successful trial last year.
Use of the Carrierpac, made of a woven polypropylene outer layer and an inner layer made of Correx, could save the company £300,000 a year if each bag is used 15 times.
Last year's trails, conducted in association with the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) found the bags caused less damage to the product than single-use corrugated boxes.
WRAP ran a similar trial with UK homeware store Argos for transporting sofas.
YOUNG'S CHOOSES COOL BLUE BOX
Young's Seafood is also replacing its transport packaging with reusable boxes to reduce its carbon footprint.
The firm, which has traditionally used polystyrene boxes, will now use specially formulated food grade polyethylene boxes produced by Cool Blue Box.
The boxes, which can be used over 300 times, also feature a reservoir of food-safe gel in the lid, eliminating the need for ice.
Young's says it currently uses over one million polystyrene boxes per year.
TORAY UNVEIL NEW LID
Toray Plastics (America) has introduced a new heat-seal lidding product line.
The LumiLid provides a strong peelable seal for containers, including typically hard-to-seal containers such as uneven tray tops and pleated corners, Toray says.
The company says the lid boosts consumer confidence that the product has not been tampered with.
ADEPT TO PREVIEW NEW TECHNOLOGY
Vision-guided robotics manufacturer Adept Technologies says it will preview its latest packaging software technology at the ATX West 2008 event later this month.
The product is an all-in-one packaging solution for manufacturers' picking, placing and palletising needs.
Adept says the software solution will feature seamless and innovative integration of the best-in-class robotic vision and conveyor tracking with a compact controls platform.
Adept president John Dulchinos says packaging customers are reliant on multiple software platforms to complete the packaging process.
Further details about the product are unavailable.
Source: packaging-technology
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