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Nov 01, 2016
Duringpubliccommentonthispotentialchangeinregulations, JamesAnderson, generalcounselforiGPS, tooktheopportunitytoaggressivelypushtheGreenbenefitsofplasticpallets
Thebattlebetweenthewoodandplasticpalletindustrycontinuestomoveininterestingdirections, "GreenSupplyChain" nowbeingfrontandcenter와 함께입니다. Notlongago, theissueofwoodversusplasticpalletswasprimarilyabouttotalsupplychaincosts 지금, sensingapotentialopening, theplasticpalletside, ledbyIntelligentGlobalPoolingSystems (iGPS), ispushinghardtheGreenargumentforplastic thoughtheevidenceaboutwhichpalletconstructionisreallymoreGreenisunclear. (SeeGreenSupplyChainDebateIncreasinglyFocusesontheLowlyPallet) Earlierthisyear,theNationalAssociationofStateFireMarshals(NASFM)unexpectedlyconsideredchangedstandardsforsprinklerrequirementsfordistributioncentersusingwood-basedpallets–amovethatlikelywouldhavecausedchaosformanycompanies,andpotentiallyhugeexpensetoupgradesprinklersystems. Whilethemovewaspostponedandlikelywillnotgointhatdirection, somesuspectedthatthecatalystfortheideawasalobbyistconnectedtothebromideindustry-achemicalusedasaflameretardantinplasticpallets Aswitchfromwoodtoplasticpalletswouldhavebeengoodforbromidemakers입니다. (SeeShippersDodgeaBullet, forNow asFireMarshalsGroupTablesWoodPalletClassificationChanges) Now,theU.S.AnimalandPlantHealthInspectionService(APHIS),anarmoftheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture(USDA),isreviewingpotentialchangesinrevampingandconsolidatingrequirementsfortreatmentofwoodpalletstopreventthespreadofenvironmentalpests,suchastheemeraldashborerandAsianlonghornedbeetle.APHISisconsideringextendingrequirementsfortreatmentofwoodpalletscomingintotheUStopreventimportationofsuchpests,usingprocessessuchasheattreatmentorfumigationwithmethylbromide. Duringpubliccommentonthispotentialchangeinregulations, JamesAnderson, generalcounselforiGPS, tooktheopportunitytoaggressivelypushtheGreenbenefitsofplasticpallets
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