PECO Pallet Wins CITT Award for Environmental Sustainability

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Jun 19, 2025, 14:40 ET

CITT awards PECO its inaugural SME Sustainability Award for environmental leadership.

ITASCA, Ill., June 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- PECO Pallet announced today that it has been awarded the inaugural Corporate Award for Environmental Sustainability by the CITT - Canada's Logistics Association. The award recognizes PECO's leadership in advancing sustainable logistics and supply chain practices that support Canadian businesses.

PECO received the distinction in the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) category for its companywide efforts that reduce environmental impact, support circular supply chains, and advance sustainability in pallet pooling operations.

PECO Pallet was honored by CITT - Canada's Logistics Association - for Environmental Sustainability. Receiving the award for PECO (C) is Julie-Anne Dupius, Director, Sales. Representing CITT are (L) Victor Charbonneau, Chair of the National CITT Board of Directors; and (R) Pina Melchionna, President & CEO of CITT.

Founded in 1958, the CITT is a respected industry association providing career-long learning and development programs for logistics practitioners, as well as recognition programs to highlight superior performance and achievements of companies that participate in and support supply chain activities.

"PECO Pallet has made sustainability an integral part of their business practices and has demonstrated creativity, capability and leadership in environmental stewardship and sustainable development," said Pina Melchionna, President & CEO of CITT. "They are a clear example of a company dedicated to reducing its carbon footprint and making consequential, impactful decisions to reach that goal."

"Environmental sustainability is not just a program at PECO Pallet, it is the foundation of everything we do," said Lisa Vegso, PECO's chief commercial officer. "Our share and reuse model supports a circular supply chain relied upon by thousands of shippers, and which emphasizes sophisticated repair and reuse practices to extend pallet life as well as recycling and repurposing of waste materials into other uses, minimizing landfill impact."

Pallets are the primary platform on which businesses stack, secure, and ship products of all types in trucks, intermodal rail containers, and other conveyance vehicles. PECO's network serves a broad range of industries, including big-box retailers, club stores, consumer products companies, grocers, agriculture, and local and regional distributors.

PECO Pallet operates across North America, with over 90 pallet depots managing an inventory of roughly 24 million of its signature red, high-quality pallets. Through its innovative and sustainable practices, PECO is committed to creating long-term value for customers while minimizing environmental impact.

About PECO Pallet, Inc. – Itasca, IL-based PECO Pallet is one of North America's leaders in pallet rental services and provides tens of millions of its red block pallets to major grocery and consumer goods manufacturers in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. PECO Pallet's tremendous growth over the last 25+ years reflects the company's commitment to quality and service. Customers using PECO's superior pallets experience less product damage, greater efficiency, improved safety, and significant cost savings. For more information about PECO Pallet, please visit www.pecopallet.com.

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