With eight manufacturing and service locations across the United States and Mexico, Rehrig Pacific Company makes reusable plastic products and material-handling solutions for waste and recycling, supply chains, and direct-store delivery. Its work ranges from bakery trays and pallets to waste carts, supported by field services that manage large-scale cart distribution and maintenance; the company says its assembly and distribution teams handle more than 1.5 million carts annually. Rehrig Pacific employs more than 1,800 people and describes itself as a family-oriented company focused on circular-economy solutions for plastics.
Pallets-R-Us IncStarted in 1984 by a father and son repairing discarded pallets in their Deer Park backyard, Pallets-R-Us Inc. is a family-owned and operated manufacturer and recycler serving the Northeast. The Sorge family now runs the business with more than 250 employees from a 120,000-plus-square-foot Bellport facility, where it produces new and reconditioned pallets and supports customers with pallet management and logistics. Its sustainability work includes milling locally recovered logs into pallet lumber and turning pallet waste into mulch.BELLPORT, NY
IPL SchoellerIPL Schoeller makes reusable transport and rigid plastic packaging designed to keep goods moving through more efficient, circular supply chains. The company combines design, engineering and in-house materials innovation across 26 production facilities in North America, the United Kingdom and Europe, including eight with recycling capabilities. Its work includes durable packaging made with recycled and upcycled materials, such as beverage crates incorporating discarded tulip nets and fishing gear.URBANA, OH
RPP ContainersFounded in 1998 as Reusable Packaging Products, Cincinnati-based RPP Containers designs and supplies reusable plastic bulk containers and pallets for manufacturing, agriculture, food processing, and distribution. Its in-house engineering team develops custom returnable packaging, supported by rapid prototyping, product testing, and production-tooling capabilities. RPP also refurbishes used containers through its RefurBest program and buys back damaged or obsolete plastic bulk containers, extending the life of reusable packaging.CINCINNATI, OH
Industrial Pallet CorpIndustrial Pallet Corp. has been making new and recycled pallets since 1986, when founder Jon Schwab started building them with a five-person crew in a Remington, Indiana, machine shed. Now employing more than 600 people, the company combines vertically integrated pallet manufacturing with recycling and reverse-logistics services, using in-house design software and automated inspection technology. IPC also turns used pallets and production byproducts into reusable materials, including landscape mulch and animal bedding.GREENCASTLE, PA