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Food Safety each use," he says, "and labor, energy and expense is deployed to retrieve and recycle as much as possible. Why design, extract natural resources and manufacture a product to be used one time before it goes to waste or is recycled back to its raw material form, only to manufacture it again into the same product? By definition, that is wasteful. There is a reason why the US Environmental Protection Agency classifies 'reuse' as a preferred approach to waste management versus 'recycling.' The corrugated industry will promote their recycling programs, but experts will agree that reuse is a better, more sustainable approach." While one could argue that guidelines are only guidelines, the cardboard packaging industry also self-governs with its own set, and depends upon the people manufacturing and handling their pack- aging to follow them. Acknowledging the human element himself, Debus wrote (a year after the RPA guidelines were published) that "the safe use of reusable containers depends upon the diligent efforts and food safety commitment of all parties throughout the distribution chain. RPA encourages all members of the supply chain involved to implement the recommendations and guidelines in order to continue the safe production and handling of foods in reusable containers." Debus is confident that the employment of RPCs by commissaries will continue to rise as the focus on going green shifts further toward reuse and potentially even eclipses that of recycling. "As noted before, reusable plastic containers are ubiquitous throughout food production and supply, and have been for generations. For the future, due to global resource constraints and environmental pressures, which are only increasing, governments and corporations are already pursuing initiatives to encourage reuse of materials in order to conserve resources and reduce environmental burdens. The future is about reuse." So while cardboard's industrial recycling may be at record-high numbers, not all agree that's entirely a good thing. And it's not just Debus that thinks so - according to the marketing intelligence agency Mintel, "Despite brands' best efforts, package recycling is well below its potential. Going forward, when product price and perceived product quality are equal, consumers will increasingly turn to eco- and alternative-use attributes as the deciding purchasing factor, and brands cannot afford to ignore this as they develop their brand positioning and marketing strategies." Flatbread Equipment Dough Rounder This heavy duty rounder is perfect for Pizza, Tortillas, Roti, Pita Bread, Chipote and Ethnic Foods. Produces 7,200 dough balls per hour in sizes from 0.5 oz., to over 40 oz. Creates airtight balls with uniform round shape & size. It's compact size and low profile allows for simple, one person operation. Performance you can rely on SDR-400 Dough Rollers See us at IBIE booth #1140 & #1141 MANUFACTURERS OF DOUGH PROCESSING EQUIPMENT SINCE 1946 somerset@smrset.com * 800-772-4404 * 978-667-3355 For more information on our full line of dough rounders, dough rollers and other equipment visit www.smrset.com 8 * AUGUST 2016 * commissary INSIDER Make great pizza, focaccia, pie crusts, calzones, pita bread, cinnamon rolls and flour tortillas Compact and full size front and side-operated dough rollers available. Both designs easily create 500+ pieces per hour. Sheets dough to a uniformed thickness in seconds. CDR-2000 http://www.smrset.com

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