Logistica News: Legno contro battaglia di Pallet di plastica sempre più focalizzata sulla filiera verde
Nov 01, 2016
Duringpubliccommentonthispotentialchangeinregulations, JamesAnderson, generalcounselforiGPS, tooktheopportunitytoaggressivelypushtheGreenbenefitsofplasticpallets.
Thebattlebetweenthewoodandplasticpalletindustrycontinuestomoveininterestingdirections, con la nowbeingfrontandcenter di "GreenSupplyChain". Notlongago, theissueofwoodversusplasticpalletswasprimarilyabouttotalsupplychaincosts. Ora, sensingapotentialopening, theplasticpalletside, ledbyIntelligentGlobalPoolingSystems (IGP), ispushinghardtheGreenargumentforplastic thoughtheevidenceaboutwhichpalletconstructionisreallymoreGreenisunclear. (SeeGreenSupplyChainDebateIncreasinglyFocusesontheLowlyPallet.) Earlierthisyear,theNationalAssociationofStateFireMarshals(NASFM)unexpectedlyconsideredchangedstandardsforsprinklerrequirementsfordistributioncentersusingwood-basedpallets–amovethatlikelywouldhavecausedchaosformanycompanies,andpotentiallyhugeexpensetoupgradesprinklersystems. Whilethemovewaspostponedandlikelywillnotgointhatdirection, somesuspectedthatthecatalystfortheideawasalobbyistconnectedtothebromideindustry – achemicalusedasaflameretardantinplasticpallets. Aswitchfromwoodtoplasticpalletswouldhavebeengoodforbromidemakers. (SeeShippersDodgeaBullet, forNow, asFireMarshalsGroupTablesWoodPalletClassificationChanges.) Now,theU.S.AnimalandPlantHealthInspectionService(APHIS),anarmoftheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture(USDA),isreviewingpotentialchangesinrevampingandconsolidatingrequirementsfortreatmentofwoodpalletstopreventthespreadofenvironmentalpests,suchastheemeraldashborerandAsianlonghornedbeetle.APHISisconsideringextendingrequirementsfortreatmentofwoodpalletscomingintotheUStopreventimportationofsuchpests,usingprocessessuchasheattreatmentorfumigationwithmethylbromide. Duringpubliccommentonthispotentialchangeinregulations, JamesAnderson, generalcounselforiGPS, tooktheopportunitytoaggressivelypushtheGreenbenefitsofplasticpallets.
Thebattlebetweenthewoodandplasticpalletindustrycontinuestomoveininterestingdirections, con la nowbeingfrontandcenter di "GreenSupplyChain". Notlongago, theissueofwoodversusplasticpalletswasprimarilyabouttotalsupplychaincosts. Ora, sensingapotentialopening, theplasticpalletside, ledbyIntelligentGlobalPoolingSystems (IGP), ispushinghardtheGreenargumentforplastic thoughtheevidenceaboutwhichpalletconstructionisreallymoreGreenisunclear. (SeeGreenSupplyChainDebateIncreasinglyFocusesontheLowlyPallet.) Earlierthisyear,theNationalAssociationofStateFireMarshals(NASFM)unexpectedlyconsideredchangedstandardsforsprinklerrequirementsfordistributioncentersusingwood-basedpallets–amovethatlikelywouldhavecausedchaosformanycompanies,andpotentiallyhugeexpensetoupgradesprinklersystems. Whilethemovewaspostponedandlikelywillnotgointhatdirection, somesuspectedthatthecatalystfortheideawasalobbyistconnectedtothebromideindustry – achemicalusedasaflameretardantinplasticpallets. Aswitchfromwoodtoplasticpalletswouldhavebeengoodforbromidemakers. (SeeShippersDodgeaBullet, forNow, asFireMarshalsGroupTablesWoodPalletClassificationChanges.) Now,theU.S.AnimalandPlantHealthInspectionService(APHIS),anarmoftheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture(USDA),isreviewingpotentialchangesinrevampingandconsolidatingrequirementsfortreatmentofwoodpalletstopreventthespreadofenvironmentalpests,suchastheemeraldashborerandAsianlonghornedbeetle.APHISisconsideringextendingrequirementsfortreatmentofwoodpalletscomingintotheUStopreventimportationofsuchpests,usingprocessessuchasheattreatmentorfumigationwithmethylbromide. Duringpubliccommentonthispotentialchangeinregulations, JamesAnderson, generalcounselforiGPS, tooktheopportunitytoaggressivelypushtheGreenbenefitsofplasticpallets.
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