Benefits of Recycling Used Pallets

Giving new life to materials, including the wood used in pallet construction, provides multiple benefits, including:

• Reduction in Energy Usage: Recycling and rebuilding pallets requires less energy than having a new pallet constructed and shipped. By using reconstructed pallets, you reduce the amount of time and energy used by machinery to manufacture pallets, which reduces the toll taken on the environment.
  
  
• Fewer Trees Needed: Another aspect of the environmental benefits of using reconditioned pallets is that fewer trees are needed to make up the difference in refortifying the pallet. All usable parts are repurposed instead of being shipped off to a landfill, as well.
  
  
• Waste Reduction: By keeping entire pallets out of the garbage, there is also the aspect of reducing waste. So, while your pallet needs are still being met, the environment is benefitting from the pallet getting more use over time.
  
  
• Better Option for the Environment: There are many other aspects to recycling and reconditioning wooden pallets that make these options more sustainable, including a reduction in deforestation, which decreases soil erosion and protects the ecosystems in which the trees are sourced from. However, wood pallets are also better for the environment long-term, as they are more easily biodegradable, unlike plastic pallets.
  
  
• Cost Savings: For businesses, reconditioned and rebuilt pallets offer additional cost savings, since they didn't require a lot of manufacturing or the expense of purchasing new wood for reconstruction.