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The revolution taking place in the modern industrial world with the use of robots in carrying out major operations in the course of production has made it mandatory for industrial groups to jettison the use of the old and archaic wooden pallets for plastic pallets, Ravi K. Kanwal, managing director of Shongai Packaging Industry Ltd has said.
Plastic pallets as compared to wooden pallets are hygienic, termite and bacteria free, stronger and long lasting, and using plastic pallets can be cost effective as it can be used for 3 to 5 years as per the application and handling.
Ravi K. Kanwal, who disclosed this during the customers forum held recently said the use of plastic pallets, unlike the wooden can be everlasting as the waste, when broken into pieces can be recycled and converted into other useful products by the company.
The chief executive said using of plastic pallets will help to discourage deforestation thereby saving the environment from the dangers of degradation through deforestation.
“Use of plastic pallets saves incessant felling of woods which often degrade environment. Around the world, no fewer than one billion trees are cut per year to make wooden pallets. We can imagine the impact on environment if we use plastic pallets as a substitute”.
Worried about the danger which the continued use of wooden pallets posed to the environment, Kanwal said, “if we cannot sustain the environment, we cannot sustain ourselves as the environment and the economy are two sides of a coin”.
Meanwhile, the Shongai Packaging boss has appealed to the Federal Government and National Agency for Foods, Drugs Administration and Control, (NAFDAC) to enforce the laws on the use of plastic pallets in the food industries as it is termite free, washable and long lasting also economical in the long run”.
Shongai Packaging, a subsidiary arm of Sona Group Industries said the customers’ forum became necessary in view of the direction modern technology in the business of packaging is headed and the need for industries to be on top of their games.
Olusola Bello
