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IN A PALLETIZED LOAD COMPRISING A PALLET BASE AND A PLURALITY OF LAYERS SECURED THERETO, THE IMPROVEMENT WHEREIN EACH OF SAID LAYERS COMPRISES A UNITARY BASE CONTAINER HAVING A BOTTOM PANEL AND ASCENDING SIDE WALLS, A UNITARY COVER HAVING A TOP PANEL AND DEPENDING SIDE WALLS, AND AN ADHESIVE STRIP ADHESIVELY AFFIXED TO BOTH THE SIDE WALLS OF SAID CONTAINER AND THE SIDE WALLS OF THE COVER, SAID ADHESIVE STRIP EXTENDING AROUND AND SEALING THE ENTIRE PERIMETER OF SAID LAYER AT THE JUNCTION BETWEEN SAID CONTAINER AND SAID COVER THEREBY SEALING THE SPACE DEFINED BY SAID CONTAINER AND SAID COVER, SAID CONTAINER HAVING THEREIN A PLURALITY OF PAPERBOARD TRAYS EACH COMPRISING A BOTTOM PANEL, SIDE WALL PANELS AND END WALL PANELS CONNECTED THERETO AND HAVING A PLURALITY OF ARTICLES ARRANGED WITHIN SAID TRAYS, AND VERTICAL REINFORCING MEMBERS ARRANGED AT LEAST ONE OF EACH END OF EACH OF SAID TRAYS COMPRISING A BODY MEMBER AND END MEMBERS DISPOSED AT RIGHT ANGLES THERETO, SAID LAYERS THUS BEING INDIVIDUALLY SEALED AGAINST THE INTRUSION FOREIGN MATTER THEREBY PREVENTING THE CONTENTS OF SAID TRAYS FROM BECOMING CONTAMINATED.