VINELAND, N.J., Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- While others, including the Federal
Government, are talking about the need for a national treatment requirement
for solid wood packaging, PALNET has sprung into action.
As the only pallet company with the national capacity to handle large scale
ISPM-15 heat treatment, PALNET has seen the coming of this important
international safety measure and moved aggressively to be ready for its
implementation.
PALNET, as well as the National Wooden Pallet & Container Association, have
been seeking the implementation of a national rule requiring all wooden
packaging to be treated according to ISPM-15, the international standard for
wood packaging materials for many years.
These rules would ensure that all precautions are taken to prevent the
possible transport of invasive species from one location to another. In the
last five years, more than 140 nations have adopted the ISPM-15 standard and
it has proven to be 99.9% effective.
According to Michael Smith, C.O.O. of PALNET, a national supplier of pallets,
shipping materials and logistics management, "We have been pushing for a
national standard so that each state's requirements match up. We want the
greatest degree of protection for our forests, our environment and our supply
chain."
Smith is dedicated to protecting the environment and he is a strong supporter
of sustainable foresting with good reason. PALNET wooden pallets are made from
the excess trim of the lumbering process. A method that takes what would be
landfill bound and repurposes it into eco-friendly, fully recyclable wooden
pallets.
While he and others in the industry understand that the greatest problem is
with the transportation of firewood, Smith believes in leadership in the area
of best practices for wooden products and the pallet industry. That's why
PALNET has been so involved in the development of sound, reliable and easily
implementable solutions.
Some other big players in the pallet industry have been slow to support these
measures. Smith has planned for and is fully prepared to take on this
challenge. It's clear where Smith stands on these issues as he went on to say,
"Dragging your heels on this one is driven by profit concerns, not ecological
concerns. It's important that we always do what's right, and do it right
away."
For more information on PALNET, visit http://www.PALNETUSA.com or call
1-877-PALNET-1.
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SOURCE PALNET
Carolyn Parrs of Mind Over Markets, +1-505-989-4004,
press@mindovermarkets.com, for PALNET
