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Nov 01, 2016
duringpubliccommentonthispotentialchangeinregulations, jamesanderson,. generalcounselforigps, tooktheopportunitytoaggressivelypushthegreenbenefitsofplasticpallets.
thebattlebetweenthewoodandplasticpalletindustrycontinuestomoveininterestingdirections, "greensupplychain" nowbeingfrontandcenter. notlongago, theissueofwoodversusplasticpalletswasprimarilyabouttotalsupplychaincosts. toH, sensingapotentialopening, theplasticpalletside, ledbyintelligentglobalpoolingsystems (igps), 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, "greensupplychain" nowbeingfrontandcenter. notlongago, theissueofwoodversusplasticpalletswasprimarilyabouttotalsupplychaincosts. toH, sensingapotentialopening, theplasticpalletside, ledbyintelligentglobalpoolingsystems (igps), 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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