Membership Directory
Welcome to the Reusable Packaging Association –
Since 1999, the RPCC has been a collaboration between manufacturers, poolers, distributors, retailers and educators to promote the environmental, safety, and economic benefits of reusable packaging. In May 2008, the Reusable Pallet & Container Coalition (RPCC) officially became the Reusable Packaging Association (RPA).
Moving forward, the RPA will leverage its collective voice of industry leading knowledge to advance the adoption of reusable packaging by clearly demonstrating supply chain efficiencies, environmental benefits, ergonomic improvements and cost advantages to end users in all industries.
To strengthen and advocate this message of re-use, the RPCC has transitioned to the Reusable Packaging Association (RPA), with a singular and powerful focus on promoting the value and expansion of reusable packaging as the preferred solution across supply chains in all industries.
We have included profiles of our member companies as a resource for you. Please contact RPA Headquarters with any questions.
Jerry Welcome
President
Reusable Packaging Association
1100 N. Glebe Rd. Suite 1010
Arlington, VA 22201
Phone: +1 (703) 224-8284
Mobile: +1 (703) 408-3560
Web: www.choosereusables.org
E-mail: jwelcome@choosereusables.org
AFILIAS USA
Afilias Discovery Services enables secure, selective visibility in supply chains. ADS enables traceability by providing links to sources of product information along one or more supply chains. This gives tracking and product lifecycle information systems the ability to gather complete information about an product or object's movement through the supply chain. ADS provides a secure mechanism for companies to "track and trace" business event data, as well as selectively share information regardless of the business application, so that competitive data stays secure. ADS is a hosted registry and lookup service that is highly scalable, enabling numerous supply chain partners across multiple supply chains to securely exchange historical events.
Rep. Brian Cute
Alt. Rep. Ali Reazafard
300 Welsh Road
Building 3
Horsham, PA 19044
Phone: 215. 706.5700
Fax: 215.706.5701
Email: bcute@afilias.info
Web Site: www.afilias.info
AVERY DENNISON
Avery Dennison is a global leader in pressure-sensitive technology, self-adhesive base materials and self-adhesive consumer and office products.
Rep. Rep. Jim Creel
4350 Avery Drive
Flowery Branch, GA 30542
Phone: 703.433.1416
Fax: 770.967.5845
Email: jim.creel@averydennison.com
Web Site: www.averydennison.com
BRUEL INTERNATIONAL
Brüel International specialize in the development, manufacture and installation of fully automatic washing and handling systems for reusable boxes, containers and pallets used in the food and box pool industries.
Rep. Tomas Torp
W. Bruels Vej 11
DK-9800 Hjoerring, Denmark
Phone: +45 96 78 33 14
Fax: +45 98 92 09 06
Email: tt@bruel.dk
Web Site: www.bruel.dk
BUCKHORN INC.
Buckhorn, a Myers Industries, Inc. company (NYSE: MYE), is one of North America’s leading providers of reusable plastic packaging systems, helping customers in the manufacturing, distribution and food industries improve supply chain performance and reduce material handling costs. Buckhorn products include a broadselection of bulk and hand-held containers, pallets and transport products, plus services ranging from interior dunnage to custom product design.
Rep. Joe Borer
Alt Rep. Rich Larson
55 West TechneCenter Blvd.
Milford, OH 45150
Phone: 800-543-4454
Fax: 513-831-5474
Email: jborer@buckhorninc.com
Web Site: www.buckhorninc.com
CALIFORNIA RESOURCE RECOVERY ASSOCIATION
Founded in 1974, the California Resource Recovery Association (CRRA) is a non-profit 501(C)3 organization dedicated to promoting waste reduction, reuse, recycling, pollution prevention, and composting. The CRRA works to expand markets for recycled materials, promotes sustainable materials policies and is a clearinghouse for information, innovation, and industry and governmental initiatives. CRRA newsletters, workshops and conferences provide up-to-the-minute information on issues that shape the recycling and composting fields. CRRA is the premier organization for linking like-minded individuals from every facet of the industry. Non-profits, waste haulers, recyclers, state, federal and local government, recycled product manufacturers and many others come together under the CRRA umbrella.
Rep. Stephen Bantillo
Alt. Rep. Peter Slote
P.O. Box 607
Clovis, CA 93613-0607
Phone: 559.593.5298
Fax: 916.676.4882
Email: StephenB@crra.com
Web Site: www.ccra.com
CE TECH
CE Tech represents a group of dedicated entrepreneurs whose primary focus is to enhance client profitability and productivity through the innovative use of New Business Development, Product Development, Materials Development and Specification, Product/Tooling/Materials Sourcing as well as Product Cost Optimization solutions. We are a globally-directed organization with materials and tooling associates in the US, Europe and Asia. Clients include manufacturers of industrial and retail containers, housewares, foodservice products, lawn and garden products, as well as OEM components. Services include access to world-class material testing facilities at Georgia Tech as well as other facilities.
Rep. Dr. Charles Lancelot
13372 Providence Park Drive
Alpharetta, GA 30009
Phone: 770.475.8867
Fax: 770.753.0164
Email: charles_lancelot@msn.com
COLL MATERIALS
Coll Materials, LLC is an Ohio based post industrial and post consumer plastic recycling company serving all of North America. Coll’s is committed to providing recycling solutions while building a sustainable world. Coll’s 150,000 sq. ft. facility houses top of the line recycling equipment to process the plastic scrap for re-use or re-sale. Ground materials are sold to plastic manufacturers including thermoformers, injection molders, structural foam molders and rotational molders.
Rep. Brian Coll
Alt. Rep. Susan Bieterman
4005 All American Way
Zanesville, OH 43701
Phone: 740.452.5691
Fax: 740.452-6146
Email: brian.coll@collmaterials.com
Web Site: www.collmaterials.com
Container and Pallet Services (CAPS)
Container and Pallet Services, Inc. is a privately held company that has been providing reusable container solutions since 1998. CAPS offers a comprehensive suite of Liquid Intermediate Bulk Container (315 gallon IBC) and Automotive Container Management Solutions including pay-per-use trip rentals, short/long term rentals, full service logistics management and individual container tracking.
Rep. Drew Merrill
Alt. Rep. Robert Wiedmaier
12866 Richfield Court
Livonia, MI 48150
Phone: 734-542-9150
Toll Free: 888-USE-CAPS or (888-873-2277)
Fax: 734-542-9628
Email: drewmerrill@capstrac.com
Web Site: www.usecaps.com
CHEP
CHEP is the global leader in pallet and container pooling, combining superior technology and an asset base of 285 million units. Serving many of the world’s largest companies, CHEP delivers supply chain value, quality and proven environmental impact.
Rep. Craig Kelly
Alt. Rep. John Hagan
8517 South Park Circle
Orlando, FL 32819
Phone: 479-254-4160
Fax: 479-464-4103
Email: craig.kelly@chep.com
Web Site: www.chep.com
CHEVRON PHILLIPS
Chevron is one of the world's largest integrated energy companies. Headquartered in San Ramon, California, Chevron conducts business in more than 100 countries. Chevron is engaged in every aspect of the oil and natural gas industry, including exploration and production, manufacturing, marketing and transportation, chemicals manufacturing and sales, geothermal, and power generation.
Rep. Lou Compton
Alt. Rep. Doug Powell
10001 Six Oines Drive
The Woodlands, TX 77380
Phone: 832-813-4789
Fax: 832-813-4410
Email: comptlr@cpchem.com
CONAGRA FOODS, INC
ConAgra Foods is a leading branded foods company and is the trusted name behind many leading brands, including: Healthy Choice, Chef Boyardee, Egg Beaters, Hebrew National, Hunt’s, Orville Redenbacher’s, PAM, and Banquet, among others. Our consumer brands are found in 97% of U.S. households and 26 are ranked first or second in their category. ConAgra Foods also has a very significant presence in commercial food products and is one of the nation’s leading specialty potato providers to restaurants and other foodservice establishments.
Rep. Jackie Ellison
Alt. Rep. Jim Bennett
5 ConAgra Drive 5-400
Omaha, NE 68102
Phone: 402.240.4000
Email: Jackie.ellison@conagrafoods.com
Web Site: www.conagrafoods.com
FABRIFORM
Since 1943, The Fabri-Form Company has pioneered the fabricating of plastic sheets into creative solutions for its world-wide customer base. Product offering includes custom plastic parts for product components, thin-gauge packaging, heavy-gauge custom material handling packaging and a wide range of highly durable thermoformed pallets, totes and trays. A technology driven company, Fabri-form employs state-of-the-art engineering tools and has extensive capabilities in co-extrusion, tooling, lab testing, twin-sheet thermoforming, steel insertion, robotics, and assembly.
Rep. Robert Zachrich
Alt. Rep. Bryan Mason
200 S. Friendship Drive
New Concord, OH 43762
Ph: 740.826.5000
Fax: 740.826.5001
Email: rwzachrich@fabri-form.com
Web Site: www.fabri-form.com
FRYWISE INC
Frywise is a custom packager of food service vegetable oils in portable food grade kegs. The kegs simplify the process of filling deep fat fryers providing accurate measurements of vegetable oils for recipes for backing and salad dressing production. The Frywise keg is ideally suited for large scale in transit National Reusable programs. The Frywise keg is durable with a minimum 30 year life, it is re-usable and provides environmental benefits by eliminating the plastic jug and its corrugated box, cost effective and provides easy to use ergonomic advantages over the plastic jug of oil.
Rep. Vance Nation
Alt. Rep. Kimberly Nation
5038 Lake Vista Lane
Celina, OH 45822
Phone: 567-510-5100
FAX: 567-510-5100
Email: nation@frywise.com
Web Site: www.frywise.com
GEORGIA PACIFIC
Georgia-Pacific gives customers an opportunity to experience the benefits of choosing RPCs for produce, and other shipping and display needs. Georgia-Pacific provides a full complement of services to support the reusable plastic container business. Company resources range from a dedicated logistics team to a state-of-the-art washing facility and equipment leasing and service.
Rep. Eric Frank
133 Peachtree Street
11th Floor
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: 310-376-4136
Fax: 310-376-9152
Email: eofrank@gapac.com
Web Site: www.gp.com
GREEN LINE ARMOR
Green Line Armor invented manufacturers and markets a Bio-composite Hybrid Sustained Use Pallet (SUP™). The SUP is a hybrid of the finest oak fully encapsulated on the ends with bio-composite protective device. Green Line takes what would otherwise be landfill material and blends it into recycled polypropylene and produces a product that has the strength of oak and the longevity of plastic. Green Line Armor uses an environmentally friendly stain that provides protection from UV damage and offers mold and mildew resistance.
Rep. Eric Renteria
506 West Burlington Ave
PO Box 57
West Burlington, IA 52655
Phone: 319.754.9645
Fax: 209.254.9645
Email: eric.renteria@greenlinearmor.com
Web Site: www.greenlinearmor.com
IFCO SYSTEMS
IFCO SYSTEMS is an international logistics service provider with more than 210 locations worldwide and operates a pool of more than 96 million RPCs (Reusable Plastic Containers) globally, which are used primarily to transport fresh produce from producers to leading grocery retailers. IFCO SYSTEMS also provides a national network of Pallet-Management-Services with more than 125 million pallets sorted, repaired and reissued annually.
Rep. Fred Heptinstall
Alt Rep. Mike Hachtman
13100 NW Freeway
Houston, TX 77040
Ph: 713-332-6100
Fax. 713-332-6240
Email: fred.heptinstall@ifcosystems.com
Web Site: www.ifco-us.com
iGPS
Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS Company LLC) is revolutionizing the world's supply chain by providing manufacturers, suppliers and shippers of unitized loads with the world's first RFID-tagged all-plastic pallet pool. Manufactured to exacting standards, iGPS's pallets are edge rackable, lightweight, extremely durable, consistent in size, hygienic, and – thanks to embedded RFID tags – fully traceable.
Rep. Lewis Taffer
Alt Rep. Thadeus Avvampat
225 East Robinson St, Suite 200
Orlando, FL 32801
Ph: (321) 281-9212
Fax: 321.281.9220
Email: ltaffer@igps.net
Web Site: www.igps.net
IPL PRODUCTS, Ltd.
IPL Inc. is a leading North American producer of injection - and extrusion - molded plastic products. The Company grows by bringing to market innovative, value-added products. The engine that drives this innovation is the sharing of knowledge and technologies across the Company’s six market sectors. Founded in 1939, it employs more than 1,000 people and manufactures and markets over 400 products.
Rep. Chris MacGrory
Alt. Rep. Yvan Marcoux
640 Lincoln Street
Worcester MA 01605
Ph: 800.818.1318
Fax: 508.351.6044
Email: c.macgrory@ipl-plastics.com
Web Site: www.ipl-plastics.com
JOHN DEERE
John Deere is a manufacturer of equipment used in the agricultural, construction, forestry, lawn & turf, and Irrigation industries. John Deere is an end user of reusable containers which are purchased and managed at the enterprise level within Worldwide Logistics. Reusable containers are used internationally as well as within USA, and are tracked through events recorded in an internet based global tracking system.
Rep. Lyle Schmitt
Alt. Rep. Kate Goodwin
One John Deere Place
Moline, IL 61265
Phone: 309.765.8000
Email: schmittlylew@johndeere.com
Web Site: www.johndeere.com
THE KENNEDY GROUP
With an 80,000 square foot facility situated on an expansive 30-acre campus in Willoughby, Ohio, and additional sales offices in Boston, MA, Atlanta, GA, Detroit, MI, and Winston-Salem, NC, The Kennedy Group has been leading the label, packaging, promotion and identification industries for more than three decades. The Kennedy Group offers a state-of-the art pre-press department, in-house testing capabilities, research and development laboratory, RFID Center and climate control facility.
Rep. Pat Kennedy
38601 Kennedy Parkway
Willoughby, Ohio 44094
Ph: 440.951.7660
Fax: 440.951.3253
Email: kennedygroup1@kennedygrp.com
Web Site: www.kennedygrp.com
THE KROGER COMPANY
The Kroger Company is a supermarket chain with over 2400 stores. Kroger is currently in the process o converting inbound fresh produce items into RPCs.
Rep. Phil Davis
1014 Vine Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Ph: 513.762.4561
Fax: 513.762.1183
Email: phil.davis@kroger.com
Web Site: www.kroger.com
ORBIS CORPORATION
Plastic reusable containers, pallets, RPCS and bulk containers move product faster, safer and more cost-effectively throughout the supply chain. ORBIS uses expertise and innovation to help companies implement and maximize their reusable packaging systems to improve supply chain efficiency. In addition to a comprehensive product line, services include cleaning, container management and pooling. ORBIS Container Services, a subsidiary of ORBIS, focuses on providing RPCs to today’s leading grower, shipper, packers and retailers.
Rep. Bob Klimko
Alt Rep. Samantha Goetz
1055 Corporate Center Drive
Oconomowoc, WI 53066
Ph: 262.560.5000
Fax: 262.560.5841
Email: bob.klimko@orbiscorporation.com
Web Sites: www.orbiscorporation.com
OTTO
Otto Environmental Systems North America, Inc. is a member of the worldwide Otto Group. The Otto group of companies is the largest manufacturer of plastic waste containers in the world with over 70 years of production experience. Otto has expanded its capabilities into waste services through Otto Container Management – (OCM) and contract manufacturing through International Contract Molding (ICM).
Rep. Ken Budlong
Alt Rep. Wes Blanchard
12700 General Drive
Charlotte, NC 28273
Ph: 480.275.7880
Fax: 480.275.7966
Email: kbudlong@icmolding.com
www.otto-usa.com
PILGRIM’S PRIDE CORPORATION
Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation employs approximately 47,000 people and operated chicken processing plants and prepared-foods facilities in 14 states, Puerto Rico and Mexico.
Rep. Rance Robison
Alt Rep. Joe Goodwin
4845 US HWY 271 North
Pittsburg, TX 75686
Ph: 903.434.1000
Email: rance.robison@pilgrimspride.com
www.pilgrimspride.com
POLYMER LOGISTICS
Polymer Logistics, a leader and pioneer in ‘One-Touch/Retail Ready Packaging’, provides merchandising units to clients worldwide. Display Ready from factory to retail means significant reductions in replenishment & transportation costs while increasing in-store availability. For accurate production and inventory control at wholesale and retail, Polymer Logistics also provides full IT access for client-controlled maintenance and management.
Rep. Jim Vangelos
Alt. Rep. John Krifka
411 Traffic Way, Suite C
Arroyo Grande, CA 93420
Ph: 805.489.7497
Fax: 805.489.7499
Email: james.vangelos@gmail.com
Web Site: www.polymerlogistics.com
READY PAC
Ready Pac is a processor of value added fruits and vegetables to the foodservice and retail industries shipping products to major retailers and foodservice providers around the country.
Rep. Bob Spence
4401 Foxdale AveIrwindale, CA 91706
Phone: 407.496.5000
Fax: 626.856.0088
Email: bspence@readypac.net
Web Site: www.readypac.net
REHRIG PACIFIC
Rehrig Pacific is a manufacturer of reusable plastic pallets and crates for handling and transporting commercial products, manufactured goods, produce, food and beverage products, and more. Rehrig-Pacific helps businesses move their products more efficiently through the supply chain.
Rep. Jon Kalin
4010 East 26th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90023
Ph: 323.262.5145
Fax: 323.269.8505
Email: jkalin@rehrigpacifi.com
Web Site: www.rehrigpacific.com
REHRIG PENN LOGISTICS
The company provides pooling, third party logistics services and reverse logistics services to manufacturers and retailers. RPL provides asset tracking, recovery, storage, repair, washing and disposal of returnable packaging items. RPL provides asset management services for customers’ onsite, or at any of its off-site processing facilities strategically located throughout the East Coast and Midwest.
Rep. Holly Maher
7800 100th Street
Pleasant Prairie, WI 53158
Ph: 800.792.0875
Fax: 262.947.0032
Email: hmaher@rehrigpenn.com
Web Site: www.rehrigpenn.com
SCHOELLER ARCA
Schoeller Arca helps companies reduce overall logistics costs and enhance their brand, with plastic packaging. Their systems are used in a wide variety of industries, including beverage, automotive, agricultural and retail.
Rep. Robert Engle
Alt Rep. Amy Reinlein
300 Town Center Drive, Ste 620
Southfield, MI 48075
Ph: 800.423.3221
Fax: 248.355.2241
Email: robert.engle@schoellerarca.com
Web Site: www.schoellerarca.com
SMARTE AUTOMATION LLC
Smarte Automation is a single source supplier of automation to clean and handle reusable transport packaging. They provide solutions for companies that want to clean reusables and utilize automation such as RPC erectors and palletizing for end users such as growers and packers.
Rep. Scott Hazenbroek
PO Box 4116
Canton, GA 30114
Phone: 770-331-0208
Email: scott@gosmarte.com
STOPWASTE.ORG
StopWaste.Org is a public agency in Alameda County, CA with a mission of reducing landfill-bound waste by 75% by 2010. StopWaste has helped hundreds of Alameda County companies implement new or improved recycling and composting programs, identified process improvements that conserve materials and energy, and alter purchasing practices to include environmentally preferable products.
Rep. Justin Lehrer
Alt Rep. Janet Smartt
1537 Webster Street
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: 510.891.6500
Fax: 510.893.2308
Email: jlehrer@stopwaste.org
Web Site: www.usereusables.org
SONOCO
Sunoco offers reusable packaging in various categories. The Company's new Firma brand transport packaging line includes pallets and components made from a range of materials such as recycled plastic, recovered paper and compressed wood. Sunoco's reusable FirmaMax carriers are made from 100 percent recycled plastic and offer greater strength-to-weight ratios than pallets made from virgin plastics. The FirmaMax recycled plastic product line ranges from high-strength carriers designed for demanding edge-rack applications to lightweight, space-saving solutions for transporting kegs and export shipments.
Rep. Ron Lanier
Alt Rep. Larry Easterling
1 North Second Street
Mail Stop W 42
Hartsville, SC 29550
Phone: 843-383-7298
Fax: 843-383-7298
Email: ron.lanier@sonoco.com
Web Site: www.sonoco.com
TANIMURA & ANTLE
Formed by the Tanimura & Antle families in 1982, T&A has become one of the nation’s largest grower/shipper of high quality row crop vegetables. Today, Tanimura & Antle farms over 30,000 acres of rich, fertile farmland and ships a full line of premium fresh produce throughout North America, Europe and Asia.
Rep. Eric Wexler
Alt Rep. Veronica Aiello
1 Harris Road
Salinas, CA 93908
Phone: 831.455.2950
Email: eric@taproduce.com
Web Site: www.taproduce.com
TOSCA Ltd
Headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Tosca owns, rents, and manages industry-specific, dedicated pools of returnable containers for closed-loop systems, complete with custom suites of services necessary to support pool optimization, assure quality and manage risk. Utilizing expert operations and logistics teams armed with precise knowledge of the industry served, Tosca manages the delivery of the right container, in the right condition, in the right quantity, to the right location, at the right moment - each and every time - for its customers.
Rep. John Frey
Alt. Rep. Michael Fechter
PO Box 8127
Green Bay, WI 54308
Ph: 920.617.4030
Fax: 920.617.4068
Email: johnfrey@toscaltd.com
Web Site: www.toscaltd.com
TRANSL SYSTEMS
TransL Systems is a supply chain expert working in the Reusable Transport Packaging (RTP) sector. TransL Systems shows customers how reusable packaging systems can secure economic and environmental benefits not available using fiberboard packaging. They also provide equipment solutions to save time and money for their clients business.
Rep. Emma Townsend
Suite 207
122 Toorak Rd
South Yarra 3121
Australia
Phone: +61 419.583.486
Fax: + 61 3.9821.5788
Email: ian.neeland@translsystems.com
Web Site: www.translsystems.com.au
TRIENDA
Trienda is a division of Wilbert Plastics, an industry leader in the material handling and packaging industry. Technologically designed and engineered, Trienda's heavy-guage, single- and twin-sheet thermoformed reusable plastic products offer a wide variety of material handling solutions to many industries.
Rep. Rick Sasse
N.7660 Industrial Road
Portage, WI 53901
Phone: 608.742.5303
Fax: 608.742.9164
Email: rsasse@wilbertinc.com
Web Site: www.wilbertinc.com
XTERPRISE
Xterprise helps organizations gain a more precise, current and insightful understanding of their business environments and then leverage that knowledge to exert strong control over their supply chain and enterprise activities. They capture and use granular, up-to-the-moment data. Then leverage today’s most advanced automation and analytic systems to translate that information into performance efficiencies, continual improvement and measurable business value.
Rep. John Webb
Alt. Rep: Jim Caudill
2304 Tarpley Suite 114
Carrolton, TX 75006
Phone: 972-690-9460
Fax: 972-418-2478
e-mail: Jwebb@xterprise.com
YOTTA MARK INC
Yotta Mark produces traceability solutions for case, RPC and item level PTI compliant solutions.
Rep. Elliott Grant
1400 Bridge Parkway
Suite 101
Redwood City, CA 94065
Phone: 650.264.6200
Fax: 650.264.6220
Email: egrant@yottomark.com
Web Site: www.yottamark.com
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