Not necessarily, because it shifts the expense. Single use is paid for on each shipment, through packaging bought and then discarded. Reuse requires an initial investment in a container pool and return arrangements, after which each rotation replaces a new package. Profitability depends on the number of rotations achieved and the pool's loss rate. Using a pallet or crate pooler avoids investment in containers and turns the expense into a usage cost. Closed loops between the same company's sites reach break-even fastest.
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