The CleanPal® pilot with Kroger demonstrated significant advantages over traditional wooden pallets, including reduced weight, improved handling, and lower damage rates. The new polymer logistics pallets require less storage space and equipment, leading to overall cost savings and efficiency in the supply chain. Feedback from various stakeholders indicated strong support for transitioning to CleanPal® due to its ergonomic design, durability, and sanitation benefits.

1. Cleanpal® & Kroger Pilot
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2. Quality Drawback of the “Standard Pallet”
Pooling pallets weight:
> 65 lbs.
Pallets account for 4.8% of allowed
pay load and transport cost.
30 pallets X 65lbs
DC’s & Warehouses: Cost for 1 pallet
place in the DC/warehouse:
$50 per year.
Cost Drawback of the “Standard Pallet”
Pooled Pallet Damage Rate = 35%-40%. Truck = 540 pallets
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Returnable Pallet Market: Current system is effective, but unchanged for decades

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27 lbs.
>65 lbs.540 per Truck
1,250 per Truck
66% less storage space required
$50/pallet space/year.
Block
Pallets
Cleanpal
Solution: Revolutionize transport packaging with the Polymer Logistics Cleanpal® pallet system

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5 Down Produce Crates:
Polymer Logistics & Tosca
4 Down Meat Crates:
Polymer Logistics & Tosca
6 Down Egg Crates:
Polymer Logistics & Tosca
Cleanpal® Pallet: Platform design works across commodities and RPC brands

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Polymer Logistics Cleanpal® Pallet
Demonstration Pilot with Kroger

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Service Center
Full Pallets:
Cleanpal® to Store
Picked Pallets:
Cleanpal® stays @ CFC
Cleanpal® to Kroger
Salvage
• Cleanpal® pallets leased to MPS
• Cleanpal® collected at CFC & Woodlawn Salvage
• Cleanpal® pallets returned to Polymer Logistics Portage, IN Service Center
PL Picks up
Cleanpal®
Supplier /
Producer
Cleanpal® Pallet + Kroger CFC Supply Chain Operating Model

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 Preparation
 Wire mesh decking
 Purchased mesh for 550 pallet positions; installed 350 pallet positions in 3 days
 Polymer Logistics investment of ~$25,000 (mesh cost + 3rd party installer)
 Cleanpal® Pallets
 Design, Prototype Testing, Production Pallet Delivery, Training & Calibration
 1,000 pallets produced and delivered to MPS
 DC/Store Operations
 Training, Staging, Supply Chain, Reverse Logistics
Cleanpal® Pallet Demonstration Pilot with Kroger

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Cleanpal® Pallet Demonstration Pilot with MPS Operations

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Cleanpal® Pallet Demonstration Pilot: CFC Receiving, Storage, Picking

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Cleanpal® Pallet Demonstration Pilot with Kroger - Feedback
 Results
 Cleanpal® was successful in all segments of the supply chain
 MPS has requested to continue using Cleanpal®
 CFC has approved use of Cleanpal® within their system
 MPS Feedback
 Cleanpal® is very light and easy to handle – hand holds would be a nice addition
 1/3 less space is needed with Cleanpal®
 1/3 less equipment and forklift time is required to unload trucks … eliminated the need to purchase an additional
forklift and FTE
 1 truck of Cleanpal® pallets = 3 trucks of wood pallets
 Cleanpal® will lead to much less wear and tear on power jacks and pallet jacks
 CFC Feedback
 Cleanpal® is very light compared to other nestable pallets
 Cleanpal® is more secure when loaded and very solid and easy to move when loaded
 Cleanpal® is a joy to use with power jacks and pallet jacks (no under boards)
 Sanitation and Maintenance are excited to benefit from eliminating wood / wood chip damage by using Cleanpal®
 Salvage Feedback
 Cleanpal® is much lighter and takes significantly less room on the dock
“On behalf of MPS, we would
like to give our strongest
recommendation to switch
all of our Kroger orders onto
these Polymer Logistics
pallets.”
“Up to this point, the only
difference has been
handling/storage…These
pallets have received good
feedback thus far…”
“These are cool!”
“Wow they are light!”

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 27.5lbs.
 Light & easy to handle, more ergonomic, more safe.
 3-6% more efficient
 A lighter pallet means more merchandise loaded on Cleanpal®.
 More Durable
 Only 1.5% damage per trip (more than 25% for wood pallets).
 More Economical
 1350 Cleanpal® per truck. 1350 Cleanpal per return. Nearly 3:1 Cleanpal® per storage area vs. wood/block pallets.
 More Capable
 Cleanpal® ready for Polymer Logistics' IoT tracking systems which provide supply chain analytics & intelligent transport data.
 More Sanitary
 Cleanpal® washable, impervious to germs, and its solid injection molded design is the most preferred food safe material available.
Benefits:
Designed for Today’s Supply Chain

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13. THANK YOU!
www.polymerlogistics.com