How One Family Shaped 120 Years of Drum Reconditioning | David Levine

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! David Levine chairs RIPA, the Reusable Industrial Packaging Association, and his family business, Ted Levine Drum, traces back to 1906. He and Ron talk about why reconditioned drums and totes meet the same standards as new ones. David also describes visiting the Army depot where packaging is drop-tested. 00:00 Intro 00:24 How Ted Levine Drum began 02:38 How the industry has changed 09:43 Leading RIPA and working with Washington 16:32 Common misconceptions about reconditioned packaging 18:18 RIPA collaboration and the Army drop-test depot 23:26 RFID, AI and automation 30:01 Legacy, and the one thing David would change ABOUT THE TOTE GUYS The Tote Guys is hosted by Ron Althouse and produced by Container Technology Inc., a liquid packaging distribution and recycling company supplying new and reconditioned IBC totes since 1990. Each episode, Ron sits down with leaders across the industry for straight talk on totes, drums and the business of liquid packaging. Website: https://www.containertechnology.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/container-technology-inc/