Third spruce tree on the leftRE: https://furry.engineer/@Jencen/116230174130792389
Ok you guys I just found out about a thing called the Eurobox and now I'm really upset that we don't have them over here in North America.
Modularized, standardized, stackable totes.
AI6YR Ben@tezoatlipoca So, these exist in the US, but apparently are owned by some kind of crate cartel, and are only provided to "members", ie grocery store chains, produce vendors, etc. And require some kind of subscription membership. Very standard across companies, collapsible crates, all the same size. Reusable, etc.
clewThis isn’t as nuts as it sounds — the ones the cartel owns all have RFID and are for
A) tracking food backwards if people get sick but
B) fixing the problem that the unbroken crates vanish from the system and the dinged up barely usable ones are somehow the only ones in the system, especially for honest users.
(You probably know someone who has had to keep track of the Good Pallets; same problem.)
@clew @tezoatlipoca The one I ran across in the US is "IFCO". Collapsible, heavy duty, extremely standard size.
cpm@ai6yr
yeah
the one I have is very much akin to the ifco containers.
again, ifco is a closed loop, leased product line aimed at larger scale orgs.
considerably more sensible than 1way single use containers, esp in the food side of logistics
bit out of reach for us regular folks
@clew @tezoatlipoca
I’d be so happy to beep in my good-crate number when I left the grocery (and when I came back with one)
not too big for a rear rack even
@clew
yup
there are so many cool things that *can* be done, for broad benefit.
logistics is fascinating stuff.