International Confederation of Container Reconditioners (ICCR)

On the brink

MULTIMODAL As the scope of the UN model regulations extends into new areas, it is no surprise that the UN experts need time to reflect and consult with individuals even more expert in certain areas. By remitting so many papers back for further work, however, the Sub-committee does seem to have left a lot to be decided at this month’s final session of the current biennium

Winning football team

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor,

In my capacity as Chairman of the International Confederation of Container Reconditioners (ICCR), I write to express my extreme dismay about a recent article, Pushing the agenda

The very last word

MULTIMODAL The UN experts had not quite finished with the latest amendment to the model regulations, despite it having been adopted at the end of 2010.

Cartoon showing postman delivering a parcel that smells

History in the making

CONFERENCE REPORT History was the unofficial theme of the recent RIPA Annual Conference in St Petersburg, Florida. At 70 years of age, the group is one of the oldest continuously operating trade associations in North America.

Paul Rankin (left) and Peter DeWitt

Re-made to measure

RECONDITIONING Chemical and other companies around the world want to be able to report to the public that they are doing their bit for the environment.

Pack drill

MULTIMODAL During a busy meeting earlier this year, the UN experts agreed some technical changes to the packaging requirements in the model regulations that will have an impact on shippers of various different types of substances

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