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Nov 01, 2016
Duringpubliccommentonthispotentialchangeinregulations، JamesAnderson، generalcounselforiGPS، tooktheopportunitytoaggressivelypushtheGreenbenefitsofplasticpallets.
Thebattlebetweenthewoodandplasticpalletindustrycontinuestomoveininterestingdirections با nowbeingfrontandcenter "GreenSupplyChain". Notlongago theissueofwoodversusplasticpalletswasprimarilyabouttotalsupplychaincosts. در حال حاضر، 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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