Re: [GreenYes] Durable totes, pallets and Starbucks

[Pat Franklin <pfranklin@container-recycling.org>]

How about offering a price break for folks who
bring in their own cups.  Maybe you already
do that!!!!
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At 04:31 PM 2/5/02 -0800, David Stitzhal wrote:

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>Greetings GreenYes'ers, et. al.
>
>REQUEST FOR SOURCING, ECONOMIC, AND CASE STUDY INFORMATION ON:
>
>* DURABLE/ RETURNABLE TOTES and
>* HEAVY-DUTY PLASTIC PALLETS
>
>If you have information, case studies, economic analyses, etc. on durable 
>reusable totes (as replacements for cardboard boxes) I would appreciate 
>your forwarding them to me.  I am focusing on totes used for shipments in 
>the 40-pound range.
>
>As part of some work I am doing for Starbucks, we identified possible 
>source reduction opportunities through introduction of return-trip 
>totes.  Any information I can gather will be most helpful in guiding 
>Starbucks' consideration of implementing such an option.
>
>For a different application, I am also hoping to provide them with 
>sourcing information on heaviest-duty plastic pallets.
>
>While I am gathering this information from many sources, the GreenYes 
>list-serve has always proven useful in turning up a few rare gems. Thanks 
>in advance for your responses.
>
>David Stitzhal
>--
>
>David Stitzhal, MRP
>President
>Full Circle Environmental, Inc.
>2955 36th Avenue South
>Seattle, WA 98144
>206-723-0528 phone
>206-723-2452 fax
>stitzhal@fullcircleenvironmental.com
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