More resistant, sturdy, and with a decrease environmental affect, these fresh recycled plastic pallets will largely replace the present wooden and frail plastic pallets old in LATAM Cargo Community’s operations in Chile. This pioneering initiative is section of the LATAM community’s dedication to reaching its purpose of zero break to landfill by 2027.
Currently, plastic or wooden pallets are old to trip bulk cargo from the warehouse to the plane. In the case of domestic cargo operations in Chile, these had been replaced by excessive-density recycled plastic pallets which own a lifespan of approximately a decade, an awfully good deal longer than a frail pallet.
“Sustainability is a priority for LATAM Cargo Community and the transition to recycled materials, similar to plastic pallets, displays our dedication to the spherical economic system and the aim of being a nil break to landfill community by 2027. Per this, the use of recycled plastic pallets provides to initiatives already implemented in varied operational processes, similar to changing plastic with reusable blankets or a stretchable tape,” says Cristina Oñate, VP Sustainability and Product at LATAM Cargo Community.
Advantages of recycled plastic pallets
These pallets, manufactured by REHRIG PACIFIC COMPANY, are made with HDPE (Excessive-Density Polyethylene), in a share of recycled topic materials and one other virgin – they are 50% made from recycled bins and the quite so much of 50% is frail plastic. This different no longer simplest improves the resistance of the pallets nonetheless the distinctive red coloration they use as a end result of the origin of the topic materials facilitates their identification, being essentially the most efficient operator in Chile that makes use of this coloration, thus optimising their return.
As in contrast with frail pallets, they are lighter, extra resistant and fabricate no longer require fixed maintenance, to boot to being extra hygienic, as they fabricate no longer obtain fungi or bacteria. Their non-trek structure moreover minimises the threat of cargo displacement, even in vulgar temperatures, withstanding from -20°C to 60°C with out losing their properties.
Given their operational advantages and their contribution to the spherical economic system, the community plans to expand this initiative to cities the place it for the time being has cargo operations nationwide. Additionally, it might maybe maybe perchance well evaluate the implementation of the use of these recycled plastic pallets in varied cargo operations in South The US (Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Brazil).
