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Plastic horticultural containers (FB2) are a solution for growers from Nepal in terms of harvest, storage and transport. The FB2 horticultural containers are foldable, stackable, made with a fixed wall, vented sides (slots in the walls of the hard walls to allow air movement), and food grade plastic that are suitable for different types of produce (CHEP, 2014). The food grade plastic that the horticultural containers are made of cannot contain any plastics harmful to humans or dyes, but it may contain recycled materials. Food grade plastics tend to fall into the high-density polyethylene (HDPE) category and it also has spectacular chemical resistance qualities that allow it to be useful for many foods and in this case fruit and vegetable produce from Nepal (Great Western, 2014). In addition, these containers are waterproof and therefore reduce the produces exposure to bacteria, and the warmer climate that could quicken the rotting process of the fruit (keeping produce cool). Also, the hard plastic material protects against pests that could threaten the produce being stored or transported. The pests could carry disease, trample the produce or consume the produce depending on weather the pest is an insect or an animal.
While they are not being used the horticultural containers save space due to their ability to collapse to one third of their original size (CHEP, 2014). The containers are easily cleaned and reduce safety concerns because they are lightweight and therefore easy to work with (minimizing worker strain) (CHEP, 2014). It has a maximum capacity of 770 liters with dimensions of 1162x1162x780mm (millimeters) or 116.2x116.2x78cm (centimeters).
While they are not being used the horticultural containers save space due to their ability to collapse to one third of their original size (CHEP, 2014). The containers are easily cleaned and reduce safety concerns because they are lightweight and therefore easy to work with (minimizing worker strain) (CHEP, 2014). It has a maximum capacity of 770 liters with dimensions of 1162x1162x780mm (millimeters) or 116.2x116.2x78cm (centimeters).