FIG. 25 shows a reusable plastic container application with rechargeable batteries in a stackable fashion in accordance with one or more embodiments. The devices 2514 are attached to the reusable plastic containers (RPCs) 2512 in a way such that they could be stackable 2506 and the power on each device could be stacked using USBs or other charging ports 2510. The stacked RPCs could then be plugged 2504 to a power source 2502 to charge overnight or when they are not being utilized inside a truck or a warehouse. Once the batteries 2508 inside the device are fully charged the RPCs could travel with various items such as tomatoes, produce, perishables, live cultures, and other items that are sensitive to various environmental changes. The environmental sensor together with the GPS/Cellular/WPAN/WLAN based location are generated from the device 2514 and sent to the cloud for tracking and alerting the end user if any undesired thresholds have been reached.
