Posts Tagged ‘Green Planet 21’
Product Destruction Near Tacoma
Listen to Diane Robinson tell the short story of a product destruction for a video game maker. Product destruction goes like this: A customer contacts us because they merchandise they cannot sell. Most of their manufacturing goes well but a few of their gadgets don’t work. Something fell off the assembly line and became dented.…
Read MoreUpdate: China’s National Sword Implementation
The CCIC North America visited our Tacoma plant and approved bales of shredded office paper. Green Planet 21 is in the recycling and sustainability business. We work with our customers to maximize recyclables that they generate in their plants so that they landfill as little as possible and move towards their sustainability goals. There are…
Read MoreDear Suppliers: Prepare Shipments to China with Increased Care (i.e. Vigilance)
Cranes loading ocean going ship at the Port of Oakland. Dear Current and Future Customers: Thanks so very much for your ongoing business. We need you to be in the loop and fully understand the current situation for recyclables in China. The Chinese government has set new standards for imports to China and their inspectors…
Read MoreChina Plans to Cut Plastic Scrap Imports
Americans use up to 50 billion high quality PET bottles each year so let us find new uses for waste plastic. As we collect, bale, and transport old corrugated containers (OCC), office paper, many types of packaging, wrappings, and strappings, Green Planet 21 will continue to partner with our clients to ensure that we maximize…
Read MoreTOYS & Product Destruction in Texas
When our client needs to keep outdated or flawed products out of the marketplace or is storing redundant stock or goods they no longer distribute, we offer a service called Product Destruction. Our secure facility in the Dallas/ Fort Worth area is well suited to securely destroy products by several methods. Items can be sliced,…
Read MoreProduct Destruction: Kawaii Pop Culture Textiles Shredded
Green Planet 21 provides product destruction services for the secure destruction of many types of manufactured products. Our much admired Joe Martinson knew of a company with a product destruction problem. Joe asked Grey Weaver to solve it. The problem had some extra parameters for product destruction. Company “X” works internationally to design, license, produce,…
Read MoreSustainable Recycling for Marijuana Packaging
5 pound plastic bags are used to transport pot from the grower to the distributor. In November 2016, California voters passed Proposition 64, which legalizes the recreational use of marijuana for adults over 21 in California. This change rolls out in January of 2018, posing a challenge for the California legislature, which must scramble to…
Read MoreCommunity Recycling with Clausen House
Charles brought us a carload full of cardboard and office papers. Together with Clausen House, we worked with Charles Wright towards some collaborative community service. Charles is the Maintenance Supervisor at Clausen House. He loaded up his vehicle with several boxes of office paper and old cardboard containers (OCC) and brown paper protective packaging. Charles dropped it all off…
Read MoreDepackaging and Composting Liquids
At Green Planet 21, our clients who are major food producers are intent on creating more sustainable workflows, on cutting their waste disposal costs, and on achieving zero landfill. Coca Cola called us when they needed to destroy 22,000 cases of a juice product they were not happy with. They wanted to be sure that the bottles…
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