Sea container

A train, truck, airplane or ship's cargo van used to transport goods. May be refrigerated or controlled-atmosphere unit. Standard sizes 10-, 20-, 24-, 35- and 40-foot units. Also ...

container

Transportation; Railway

The container was invented in the USA as a sort of metallic recipient for goods and substances, consequently making it easier to transport and handle them, guarantee their ...

container

Personal life; Funeral

A pressboard or fiberboard box the size of a casket usually used for immediate/direct cremations; alternative container.

container

Tobacco; General tobacco

A standard shipping unit. One 40-foot container usually contains about 1,000 master cases, or 10 million cigarettes.

storage box

Packaging; Bag in box

A plastic receptacle used for storing a variety of household items or supplies.

bliss boxes

Packaging; Bag in box

The bliss box is a three piece box that is ‘formed’ by a piece of automated machinery. The three pieces of corrugate needed to make this box are shipped flat and separate.

brix

Packaging; Bag in box

The food industry to describe the amount of sugar in beverages. The higher the brix, the higher the sugar content.

carbon dioxide (CO2)

Packaging; Bag in box

Carbon dioxide is a chemical compound containing two oxygen molecules and one carbon molecule. This gas enters the atmosphere through the burning of fossil fuels, solid waste, ...

flutes

Packaging; Bag in box

The internal core of laminated papers which are laid down in an S pattern to form flutes (Usually used in the construction of cardboard boxes).

fluorinated gases

Packaging; Bag in box

Hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride are synthetic, powerful greenhouse gases that are emitted from a variety of industrial processes. Fluorinated gases ...

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Teahupoo waves

Teahupo'o is a village on the south-west coast of the French Polynesia island of Tahiti in the southern Pacific Ocean. The village is known for the ...