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Plastic (normally polypropylene) box sealing tape is one of the most popular materials for sealing corrugated boxes. It is relatively inexpensive, easy to apply, durable, and holds up under a wide range of environmental conditions. For those reasons, plastic tape usage has grown steadily over the past three decades, replacing alternate carton closure materials such as paper tape, staples, cold melt glues, and hot melt glues. Today, however, concern about the environmental impact of plastic materials is causing packers to reevaluate their options. Here are the most promising avenues packers can explore to reduce or eliminate their plastic tape consumption.
Reduce
Automate. When plastic box sealing tape is applied manually, it is almost always over-applied. Packers perceive tape to be flimsy, so they tend to apply several long strips when a single, shorter one will do. In reality, most grades of plastic tape have outstanding holding and cross directional strength. Running boxes through an automatic case sealer ensures that a consistent length of tape is applied to the box every time, and that no more tape than necessary is used. Case sealers are available in random and adjustable modes to accommodate multiple box size or single size package flows.
Downsize. Again considering the strength of a quality plastic tape, packers can often reduce the thickness and width of their tape without sacrificing package integrity. The standard plastic tape put up is 2.0 mil thick, 48 mm wide. I have seen scores of applications which were successfully downsized to as low as 1.6 mil thick, 36mm wide. A 20% reduction in thickness and a 25% reduction in width make a significant difference in the amount of tape mass being introduced into the box recycling stream. Considering that about 50% of corrugated boxes are recycled in the US market, downsizing has enormous impact.
New Box Design. A new box design can drastically reduce plastic tape usage. A common example is switching from an RSC style to an end loading box. Think of a box used to package a DVD player. Typically, the box lays flat and opens at the top with two very large exterior flaps. This is an RSC style box. Now imagine the box still laying flat, but opening at one end. This is an end-loading box. We no longer have two large flaps to seal on the top and bottom of the box. Instead, we seal the end loader with one or two small L-clips on either end of the box. With this simple design change, we eliminate almost 100% of the tape mass applied to the box. In addition, the end loader design contains less corrugated material than the RSC, increasing sustainability all the way around.
Eliminate
Paper Tape. From an environmental standpoint, paper tapes are more attractive than plastic, although the comparative impact of the two in terms of recyclability and disposal is a hotly debated issue in the packaging industry. From a performance standpoint, paper tape offers at least one undeniable benefit - speed. Used in conjunction with an automatic length dispenser, paper tape allows manual packers to seal boxes far more quickly than with manually applied plastic tape (and in some cases, even automatically applied plastic tape).
Hot Melt Glue. Widely used in the food industry, hot melt glue remain popular for carton closure, mainly because of its extremely low cost per application. While some hot melt formulations contaminate the corrugated recycling process, hot melt is an option worth pursuing for high volume packing operations.
Mailing Bags. Padded or unpadded paper mailing bags are ideal for small and/or non-fragile or semi-fragile products. Besides eliminating tape and corrugated, bags are less expensive, less expensive to ship, and easier for consumers to handle and recycle.
Self Closing Boxes. Various corrugated box designs require no sealing method at all, file storage boxes being a familiar example. Other designs suitable for primary and secondary product packaging include boxes with tuck folds, self-locking bottoms, lids, and two piece telescoping construction. These options are particularly attractive for storage, intra-plant or inter-company transport, and palletized loads of uniform box sizes.
The key to reducing or eliminating plastic tape is to consider all aspects of your packaging, not just the tape. The greatest improvements come not by changing sealing method, but by changing the corrugated box being sealed.
Brad Shorr is a sales and marketing consultant based near Chicago, Illinois. With an extensive background in B2B and the packaging industry, he specializes in sales coaching and training, online marketing strategy, and business blog development.
Caring For Your Pet Parrot
Parrots are a lot different from dogs and cats as pets. Unlike dogs and cats, parrots do not need blowdrys or spa treatments. Grooming a parrot should maintain clipped nails and wings and a beak in perfect shape. But this is not something easy to do. A pet parrot owner should be trained by a professional avian veterinarian to make sure that they know what they are doing. If not, never attempt on grooming your parrot because it might cause serious injuries.
BEAK
Be cautious certain types of conditions like an upper or lower beak growing off to the side is one. This can be defect acquired during birth or an injury from an accident. Cleaning and caring the beak might prove to be difficult in such a condition. Some illnesses might also cause problems in growing your parrot's beak such as mite or fungal infections.
NAILS
The first thing to know in cutting your parrot's toenails is to identify the desired length that the nails should be cut. For this procedure, you will need an effective bird holder or a method of safe restraint, a cutting device and a styptic powder. Never attempt to cut the nails if you are unsure and not properly trained to do it. In case you are, you will only get used to the right length as time progresses. The cutting device should be appropriate to the size of your parrot. For smaller ones, human nail trimmers will do but for larger ones, a pet nail trimmers or the guillotine-style nail trimmer is most appropriate. If in any case you cause your parrot's toenail to bleed, be ready with the styptic powder but be cautious because this is very painful when applied to an open wound so you have to restrict your parrot from moving wildly effectively.
Nails are important to be cut because this can cause injury to your parrot. Long toenails might get caught in rugs, carpets, toys and cages and can be the cause of a broken toe.
WINGS
A properly clipped parrot's wings can prevent a serious injury to your pet parrot. In an attempt to fly during play sessions, parrots can avoid falling to the ground hard with correct clipped wings. Not only that they will also not be prone to serious wing, leg and head injury because of crashing into doors, mirrors, windows and ceiling fans.
True, full-winged parrots are very nice to look at and add to the beauty of the parrot but keep in mind that your parrot is a pet and not left out in the wild where they can boast off their wings while looking for food, flying to safety, protecting their young and shelter or finding companionship. You would not want your parrot to wander and fly off just like that would you! So be sure to trim the wings of your parrot and trim it correctly. Never attempt to trim the wings for the purpose of style and wild appearance because this might cause your parrot to fall hard on the ground and go circles in the air. Aim for wings that will help your bird flutter harmlessly to the ground.
Feeding your parrot
Like in grooming, perhaps the one important thing you have to keep in mind is that your parrot is a pet and you do not compare or imitate the lifestyle of the parrot in the wild because the environment is totally different.
In feeding the parrot, you have to make a total conversion of the parrot's diet. Do not be carried away by books or petshop owners who are saying that seeds are the best diet your parrot could ever have.
Parrots like humans need to have a well-balanced diet. Seeds are great for wild parrots because they are high in fat and protein. But wild parrots activities are not similar to pet parrots. Wild parrots get much exercise out there, flying here and there to look for food and find a shelter. They need all the weight, energy and fats they can get to do these activities. Pet parrots just stay home and only get exercise during very limited time of play sessions.
The acceptable diet to home-bound parrot pets is 70-80 percent "pelleted" diet and with the remaining 20-30 percent composition of fruits and veggies diet. It will also help if you go and ask your avian vet to make you a list of foods to avoid by your parrot. Some examples are raw onions, guacamole, chocolate or any milk products, avocado and rhubarb.
Cages and accessories
Parrots need a big cage so that they can have enough space to swing their wings fully and cling and hang as much as they want to. The best cages are those that are made of stainless steel, no paint chip off or rust that your bird might feed on. Plus they are great for cleaning considerations. They can be easily cleaned by a bleach solution and rinsed.
Feeding bowls that are stainless steel are ideal too. The perch should be thicker in size so that your bird can avoid toenail injuries and do not feed on it.
Parrot safety
Having a parrot at home means you have to make your home much safer for your bird companion. Toxic fumes released by appliances with non-stick surfaces are deadly for your pet parrot. So use them with caution or do not use them at all. Other dangerous household items that can cause serious damage to your parrots are scented candles, incense, cigarette smoke, cooking smoke, sprays, aerosol fumes and carpet powders, metals made of lead and zinc, toxic plants, electrical cords, hot and boiling foods and other pets.
Make sure that you have all the necessary information from your avian veterinarian before having a pet parrot. Ask him for a list of things you need to remember and avoid while having a bird companion. It may not be easy but you will get the hang of it later on.
About the Author
Lee Dobbins writes for http://pet-birds.pet-breeds.com where you can learn about
parrots and other pet birds
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Help wedding emergency tommarow?
I am 14 year old BOY. This wedding i believe is casual. I am going to wear a long sleeve button down white shirt with a clip on tie. I do not have any dress pants though. The closest thing I have is a pair of white dickies jeans. They look dressy to me. Is this suitable thanks. And what kind of shoes would look good. All I have is steel toe boots and like skateboarding shoes. Please help
DO NOT wear the jeans. You will look under dressed an feel very uncomfortable. 
Get a pair of khakis that you can make use of afterwards.
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