A method for transporting goods on a pallet, where the pallet may be reversibly converted to a bin for the collection of waste and/or recyclable material. The pallet may include a base with side walls and a collapsible sleeve wherein, if the collapsible sleeve is open and joined to the base, the collapsible sleeve, with the base, forms a bin. Goods are transported on the pallet. After unloading the pallets and removing the goods, the pallet may be converted to a bin. Waste or recyclable material may be placed in the bin and transported away. After removing the material in the bin and cleaning the bin, the bin may be collapsed back into a pallet for the transportation of goods.

A device for transporting waste or recyclable material is disclosed. The device can include a base with at least one temporary attachment mechanism to secure a collapsible sleeve in an open state to the base. The device may further include a collapsible sleeve movable between an open state and a collapsed state, the collapsible sleeve including at least one opening for interfacing with the at least one temporary attachment mechanism to secure the collapsible sleeve in an open state to the base, thus forming a bin for receiving and transporting waste or recyclable material.

A method of tracking food donations including, at a first location, collecting, in a bin, a collection of food, wherein the bin is associated with the first location and, at a second location, capturing an image of the collected food. The method may also include determining, based on the image, at least one parameter of the collected food, and, based on the at least one parameter, determining whether the food is in compliance with food donation regulations. If the collected food is in compliance with regulations, further determining that the collected food is be donated, determining a quantity of the food to be donated, and documenting the quantity of the food to be donated.

An assembly of stacked mattresses and a method for preparing such an assembly are provided. The assembly of stacked mattresses comprises a first pallet, a second pallet, a plurality of mattresses positioned between the first pallet and the second pallet and straps coupling the first pallet to the second pallet, the plurality of mattresses being in a compressed state between the first pallet and the second pallet and the straps restraining expansion of the plurality of mattresses. The second pallet is comprised of a supporting member and a plurality of elongated reinforcing members extending across the supporting member, at least some of the reinforcing members including respective strap guiding members extending longitudinally along the elongated reinforcing member. At least some of the straps engage respective ones of the strap guiding members of the plurality of elongated reinforcing member of the second pallet so that displacement of the straps is constrained by the strap guiding members. In accordance with another aspect, a pallet for using in shipping bedding products is provided.

A system and method are provided for optimized shelf product shipping, storage, and display utilizing a pallet and one or more unassembled shelf assemblies designed for compact arrangement on the pallet. The system includes a standard size pallet and a plurality of unassembled shelf assemblies. Multiple unassembled shelf assemblies comprising shelf bodies and shelf components are stacked vertically and arranged in a compact configuration fully within a perimeter of the pallet and without overhang. The shelf components are housed in cavities formed between adjacent shelf bodies. Accordingly, the unassembled shelf assemblies consolidate into high-density vertical stacks with minimal wasted space and without loose parts. This enables efficient transportation while reducing risks including loss of or damage to the shelf bodies and shelf components. The system provides efficient, cost-effective, and safe shipping, storage, and display of unassembled shelf assemblies by maximizing the number of unassembled shelf assemblies fit on the pallet.

The subject matter described herein includes an industrial racking system. The industrial racking system includes at least two sidewalls including rows of apertures spaced from each other. The industrial racking system further includes at least one row of removable support members for extending between the sidewalls, engaging corresponding rows of apertures in the sidewalls, and engaging channels located on an underside of a pallet or industrial article.

A carton is formed from folding a unitary blank, made from paperboard, to establish a front panel, a rear panel, opposing side panels, a bottom wall and a top wall. To strengthen the carton, at least two side inserts, having a caliper which is equal to or greater than the caliper of the unitary blank, are provided within an interior cavity of the carton and against a respective one of the opposing side panels. The unitary blank has a predominate fiber orientation which is directionally different from each of the at least two side inserts. With this arrangement, the cartons have enhanced structural integrity, enabling similarly configured cartons to be effectively, vertically stacked without deformation.

A pallet structure having a preset shape for holding a support, the pallet structure comprising a shape main body and at least one support accommodated in the shape main body. The shape main body is provided with transverse grooves for accommodating a fork for lifting pallet. An elongate transverse strip can be placed in the transverse groove. The rigidity and load capacity of the pallet structure can be enhanced when placed on the ground with goods or lifted from the ground. The shape main body is provided with vertical grooves conformed to the appearance of the support, which allows the support on the shape main body to not easily displace and loosen, and also provides supporting and fork-lifting rigidity during carrying the goods with better weather resistance to avoid moisture and rust. Moreover, different load capacities can be achieved by modifying the amount, material, shape, thickness, etc. of the support.

Three approaches for attaching tracking devices to pallets. In a first approach, one or more electronic components of a tracking device are disposed within a cavity of a block of a pallet. In a second approach, one or more electronic components of a tracking device are disposed within a strut that interfaces between two beams of a pallet. In a third approach, one or more electronic components of a tracking device are disposed within a cavity of a beam.

The invention relates to a composite sandwich base panel for a Unit Load Device. The panel comprises an upper surface layer comprising fibre reinforcement material, a lower surface layer comprising fibre reinforcement material, and a central core section where at least the majority comprises a plurality of particles bound in a matrix material. The upper surface layer and lower surface layer are provided with a matrix material to bind them to the central core section.