FBA Year In Review (CONT’D FROM PAGE 14)
and membership. Promote corrugated as the package of choice: We have a great story to tell. The FBA team will work with members to share LCA results with major retailers and CPGs and explain why corrugated is the package of choice when compared to alternatives such as returnable plastic containers. Publish a new edition of the Fibre Box Handbook: The FBA team and member committees are working hard to have the new edition of the Fibre Box Handbook complet- ed by year end. We will be sending out pre-order notices this spring. Highlight safety innovation at member companies : The Safety Committee will start a “Safety Innovation Award” program to recognize and share innovations to enhance safety across the industry. The process and se- lection criteria will be shared soon. Advance residential OCC recovery: We’ll continue our efforts to work with allied associations such as American Forest and Paper Association, Paper and Packaging Board and others to increase the residential recovery of OCC. That objective is even more important given the pending EPR legislation in many states. We will work hard to achieve these objectives and many others this year. We feel privileged to serve you and the corrugated industry. We wish you and the members of your company a very happy, heathy, and prosperous New Year! — Bob McIlvaine is the President of the FBA.
have been reduced by 50 percent per unit. FBA Committees: Active participation made our in- dustry stronger: The Safety & Health committee estab- lished a Safety Innovation Award. The Technical commit- tee completed research on pallet overhang and began revisions to the Fibre Box Handbook. The Environmental committee began developing stormwater discharge man- agement guidelines. Suggestions from the Data Services committee led to the development of a searchable data dashboard for his- torical shipments, inventory and consumption launching in early 2024 and the Cybersecurity committee continued to share best practices for safeguarding individual company information. Looking ahead, we are very excited about our objec- tives for 2024. Here are a few: Launch the data dashboard: Accessible on the web- site and mobile device friendly, the dashboard will provide members with quick access to current and historical data on shipments, consumption, inventory, and weeks of sup- ply. The data in the system will only include the type of in- formation that is currently distributed via email and posted to the fibrebox.org website. The system will not store or display information that is company/plant specific – only aggregated data for the industry. Further metrics will be available over time subject to input from our committees
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