E-Z Set™ PDQ'S ARE SUSTAINABLE BY DESIGN
The Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) offers the following 8 criteria for packaging to be considered sustainable and they are:
1. Is beneficial, safe & healthy for individuals and communities throughout its lifecycle.
2. Meets market criteria for performance and cost.
3. Is sourced, manufactured, transported, and recycled using renewable energy.
4. Optimizes the use of renewable or recycled source materials.
5. Is manufactured using clean production technologies and best practices.
6. Is made from materials healthy throughout the life cycle.
7. Is physically designed to optimize materials and energy.
8. Is effectively recovered and utilized in biological and/or industrial closed-loop cycles.
E-Z Set™ PDQ'S reduce the carbon footprint throughout the supply chain
E-Z SET™ PDQ design video highlights
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Reduced corrugated by 7.6%
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eliminates 32 folds saving nearly two minutes assembly per PDQ.
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Time consuming assembly training was exacerbated by the nature of a transient work force
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increased product count from 15 to 18 per PDQ reducing the cost per bag.
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Increased 75 bags per pallet, 3900 bags per TL
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Improved freight utilization
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The folded and glued E-Z Set™ PDQ has no pallet overhang.
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This allowed storage in racks versus taking up valuable warehouse and production floor space
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Maintaining structural integrity throughout supply chain including repurposing as a carrier of purchased goods
Existing PDQ
Corrugated sheet size:
43 ½ x 58 ½
17.81 square feet
Board combo 42MW-33-42 C flute
117 lbs./MSF combined basis weight
No moisture resistant adhesive
5 down, 5 layers high
25 PDQ per CHEP pallet
E-Z SET™ PDQ design
Corrugated sheet size:
61 3/4 x 38 1/16
16.45 square feet
Folded and glued size 38 1/16 x 41.75
41 Kemi-23-52 B flute
116 lbs./MSF combined basis weight
Waterproof adhesive
5 down, 5 layers high
25 PDQ per CHEP pallet