Reusable Plastic Packaging Spells Success in the Food Industry
Reusable plastic packaging helps improve the flow of materials and finished products along food and beverage supply chains for enhanced food safety, reduced risk of damage, upgraded standards of cleanliness and enhanced supply chain performance.
Sustainable Transport Packaging leads the pack in reusable plastic packaging for the beverage, dairy, bakery, meat, poultry and general food processing industries. Reusable packaging pushes value at every point in the food industry supply chain, including:
- Work-in-process.
- Food processing.
- Agricultural harvesting.
- Incoming ingredient shipments.
- In-facility ingredient storage.
- Finished food product storage.
- Refrigerated and frozen food storage.
- Store deliveries and merchandising.
Food processing
In the production of food products, there is nothing more important than the safety of finished food products! The safety of your food products is just as important to Sustainable Transport Packaging as it is to you.
By nature, FDA approved reusable plastic packaging better protects any contents from splinters, dirt and various contaminants typically found in expendable packaging solutions. No matter if you process meat, dairy or liquid products, you need to find a plastic container capable of protecting its contents completely while making your business more productive.
Reusable agricultural harvesting containers
The Sustainable Transport Packaging team allows people working in agricultural harvesting to sustain peak quality of vegetables and fruits. There is an array of bulk box styles and handheld containers available for picking, processing and shipping different agricultural goods.
Benefits and features of agricultural harvesting containers:
- Containers are easy to clean.
- Solid or vented plastic models are available.
- Plastic harvesting containers resist impact and moisture.
- Models will not rot, splinter or absorb odors produced by the crop.
- Harvesting containers are designed to withstand exposure to UV rays.
- Plastic harvesting containers are built to withstand cooling processes. .
- Agricultural harvesting containers are rated to withstand temperatures of -20˚ to 120˚ F..
- Containers offer improved ergonomics and more comfortable lifting than other alternatives.
- Reusable bakery trays are freezer safe.
- Plastic tray design allows positive, secure stacking of units.
- Sustainable Transport Packaging bakery tray are produced from high density polyethylene and will not splinter.
- Trays are produced with low plastic walls for fast worker access, and 2-way or 4-way hand truck access for loading.
- Bakery trays stack and nest within a specific footprint to limit wasted space and allow full cube use of semi-trailers.
- Safety.
- Profitability.
- Consumer confidence.
- Easy to clean.
- Designed to allow you to sort and separate for allergen control.
- Produced to support validated sanitizing and cleaning protocols.
- Designed to have no hollow areas or niches for collection of dust.
- Made from durable materials specific to the application requirements.
- Designed in such a manner that the pallet will not allow liquid collection.
- Easily accessible for cleaning, sanitizing and inspection before pallet reuse.
- Produced with a non-porous top so as to not absorb odor or moisture in transit.
Reusable plastic bakery trays
There are few food products more delicate than baked goods. That is why choosing the correct reusable shipping solution is of the utmost importance. Our reusable plastic bakery tray is your source for a complete range of models and sizes to guarantee you compatibility with your operation. Durable, reusable bakery trays reduce transport expenses, improve product safety and push productivity.
Benefits and features of bakery trays:
For years, Sustainable Transport Packaging has assisted food and beverage manufacturers and their suppliers in the conversion to plastic, reusable packaging. Rely on our team to facilitate a well-planned collaborative method to implementing reusable plastic solutions.
Leading processors and suppliers of dairy, baked goods, red meat, poultry and general food products often recognize that a reusable plastic pallet program will reduce expenses, propel sustainability and optimize the production supply chain.
Food and beverage production companies are choosing to implement reusable plastic pallets at an increasing rate. Reusable, sanitary plastic pallets are designed to be easily cleaned, solid and easy to move within a manufacturing facility. These pallets provide businesses a fantastic opportunity to deliver a consumer-safe food product speedily and efficiently to its marketplace, thereby increasing and enhancing:.
Reusable Plastic Pallets
All packaging equipment must meet a series of criteria in order for it to be considered sanitary and useful for improving the operational standards of a facility. This ensures performance that is repeatable and seamless interface with most production equipment day in and day out. Plastic pallets are manufactured to be dimensionally consistent, so your manufacturing system functions efficiently and cleanly. Your reusable plastic pallets should be:
This checklist of expectations should be kept in mind when you are considering the introduction of reusable plastic pallets into your manufacturing operations and supply chain. If you are making a switch to reusable plastic pallets, it is important to have a firm understanding of the basics. Knowledge will mean your equipment and personnel will be able to meet specific sanitation and hygiene standard operating procedures with no problems.
Reusable plastic pallets are ideal for food and beverage storage and shipping applications because they correspond to a number of points on the unofficial plastic pallet checklist. Pallets contain no screws or nails to damage carried products, and they do not splinter like traditional wood pallets. Models also offer rigid pallet walls that resist sagging during transport from the production plant to a warehouse or retail setting.
Professionals from Sustainable Transport Packaging are prepared to offer industry, product and application knowledge to help you implement a viable plan for plastic pallets. Team members will study your supply chain to pinpoint areas where reusable plastic pallets will make a positive impact. After proving potential savings, we help design, assess and implement a pallet program at a local level. To achieve success, plastic pallets used in your food manufacturing plant will need to evolve as your manufacturing and shipping procedures change. The Sustainable Transport Packaging team will watch for trends changing the way your business works to ensure we can properly support your goals!
With nearly thirty years of experience serving the food and beverage industry, Sustainable Transport Packaging will work with you to identify your goals and implement a pallet program that meets your needs.
