Plastic

Plastic

n. 1. A strong, flexible and usually transparent or translucent packaging material that's wrapped around tray CASES to keep contents safe during transport. See also H-CUT. 2. A strong, hard, and durable material used to form PALLETS: “Wood or plastic?” 3. The usual shopping bags into which CUSTOMER PURCHASES are placed upon CHECKOUT: “Paper or plastic?”

NOTE: Wrappers from around tray CASES of, e.g., spaghetti sauce, cat food, etc. all get recycled. While on your cart, stash them in a BOX, or better yet, a MILK CRATE to prevent them flying around and driving you crazy.

CAUTION: Out in the AISLE, be very careful to keep all Plastic wrappers under control so nobody slips on them!

Back in the BACK ROOM, put Plastic wrappers into the extra-large “CAN LINER” bag knotted to the door hinge of the BAILER in RECEIVING. When the bag is full, it gets cut off, tied closed, and thrown onto the TRUCK along with any BALES, PALETTES, etc. returning to the WAREHOUSE.

TIP: H-Cut Plastic Tops. Until you're sure it'll all GO, start with an H-CUT on top when you first open any plastic-wrapped CARDBOARD trays like spaghetti sauce or cat food. This keeps the CASE'S ends and edges tight, and helps maintain the package's integrity if it ends up on the SPECIALS CART or in OVERSTOCK.