What changed in bulk packaging
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- PolicyPackaging EPR law status verified for all 50 states
Enacted laws in California, Colorado, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Oregon and Washington; no comprehensive packaging EPR law in the other 43. Compliance details still require verification.
- PolicyU.S. 50-state packaging policy map
Every state by topic. Statuses appear only once checked against an official source.
- ToolsDoes EPR apply to my packaging?
An educational, state-by-state screening. Not legal advice.
- PolicyEU PPWR for industrial and transport packaging
Each point labeled fact, interpretation, guidance or needs verification.
- ToolsFailure Lab: solve a packaging problem
Six common symptoms across formats, with causes, checks and fixes.
- ToolsPackaging cost per delivered unit
Container, freight, return, handling and heel loss per kg delivered.
- FormatsEvery bulk packaging format, on one map
Twelve format families, from pails and sacks to ISO tanks and load securing, compared on the same measures.
- FormatsPails, jerricans and small packs
Steel and plastic pails, jerricans and combination packs up to about 60 L.
- FormatsMultiwall paper and woven sacks
25–50 kg paper, woven polypropylene and PE sacks for powders and granules.
- FormatsCollapsible bulk containers and plastic bulk boxes
Rigid plastic pallet boxes and foldable bulk bins built for many trips.
- FormatsTank containers and tankers
ISO tank containers, road tankers and rail tank cars for full loads of liquid or gas.
- FormatsCrates, wooden boxes and metal stillages
Timber and plywood crates, wire mesh pallets and steel stillages for heavy parts.
- FormatsGas cylinders and pressure receptacles
Cylinders, bundles and tubes for compressed, liquefied and dissolved gases. Overview only.
- FormatsPallets, film, strapping and dunnage
The secondary packaging that turns any bulk pack into a safe, stable load.
- ToolsBulk packaging EPR & eco-modulation estimator
Estimate yearly EPR fees, recycled-content savings and reusable-fleet savings with your own fee rates. Educational estimate only.
- FormatsRigid IBCs
Caged composite, steel and stainless totes, roughly 1,000 L.
- FormatsFIBCs and bulk bags
Woven polypropylene bags for powders and granules, Types A to D.
- FormatsIndustrial drums
Steel, plastic and fibre drums, tight-head and open-head, around 200 L.
- FormatsCorrugated bulk and octabins
Heavy-wall fibreboard bins and bag-in-box IBCs for dry and liquid product.
- FormatsIntermodal bulk
Flexitanks and dry bulk liners that turn a shipping container into one large package.
- ToolsUN marking decoder
Read a UN packaging or IBC marking segment by segment.
- ToolsProduct heel loss calculator
Estimate the cost of product left behind in emptied containers.
- ChecklistsInbound empty drum and IBC inspection
What to look at before an empty drum or IBC goes back into service.
- ChecklistsPre-shipment dangerous goods packaging check
A last look at filled packaging before dangerous goods leave the dock.
- ChecklistsFIBC filling and grounding
Points to confirm before and during bulk bag filling, especially near flammable dust or vapour.
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