July 18, 2008—Samson Carts/CrateXpress has developed two environmental impact calculators to show property and asset managers the environmental and financial benefits of using plastic and sustainable products in an office move.
One demonstrates the effect of replacing plywood carts with plastic carts, while the other shows the difference between using plastic containers against the more traditional cardboard boxes, says the company.
The calculators show how using sustainable, environmentally-conscious products can help reduce a buildings carbon footprint, while saving substantial amounts of money on a buildings operation.
Measurements taken by the calculator include the number of employees involved, the number of boxes/carts needed, the number of trucks required for delivery, the number of elevator trips, labor costs, rental costs, assembly costs and the moves carbon footprint on the environment.
For example, the calculator for using Tyga Boxes versus cardboard boxes for a 425-employee office relocation, shows a cost of $70.79 per employee using cardboard boxes, versus $29.56 using Tyga Boxes. The net difference in the moves carbon footprint is 18.982 lbs.
CrateXpress uses the patented reusable Samson Carts (plastic carts) for office moves as an alternative to plywood (or other wood product) and metal carts. Tyga Boxes is a patented system of integrated plastic boxes and dollies.
For more information and to access the link to the calculators, visit online.
