History of use of fruit baskets
One of the common ways to distribute fruits in the market is to use plastic fruit baskets, which you have probably come across many times in the fruit and vegetable market. There are fruit baskets in different dimensions and sizes, for example, we can name grape baskets or apple baskets, which are medium in size compared to other fruits.
But where did the idea of using these baskets come from? has taken? For the first time in 1967, one of the German farmers thought of using plastic baskets for fruits and soon he implemented his idea. Robber will is the name of this farmer who first used these baskets to distribute fruit in the same year when he was 32 years old.
Gradually, it became clear that farmers can use these greens instead of traditional wooden baskets. One of the reasons for the low cost of using these baskets was the use of second grade plastics in their production. So the new wave started and at the same time as wooden fruit baskets were abandoned, plastic baskets became more popular.
Very quickly this wave spread and other people of the world also started using these baskets. Another benefit of using plastic baskets was reducing the use of wood and thus helping to preserve the environment. In addition, these baskets were recycled after use and returned to the production cycle. This issue prevented these baskets from being abandoned and made plastic baskets once again help the environment.
Introduction to the raw materials of fruit basket production
Plastic baskets, as their name suggests, are created using plastic products. In this article, we are trying to mention recycled PP granules as one of the most important raw materials used to produce fruit baskets. PP granules or propylene is one of the different types of plastic gravels, which, in addition to the appropriate melting temperature and injectability, also have very high strength. As we mentioned at the beginning of the article, the manufacturers of these baskets try They are saving their money to a great extent by using recycled products. Recycled PP plastics also have a lower price due to being second-hand and will be economical.