By Rosella Campbell


Pallets, made from a number of different materials, are not the cheapest thing a business can buy. They are, however, a necessary item to hold tools, equipment and parts as well as ingredients for the products each business makes. They are also used to ship those finished products to the distributors. One way to save some money is to purchase the recycled pallets California recyclers offer for sale.

The new handy items have a fairly mundane life span. The most common ones were made from virgin wood fibers of the least expensive sort. They are mass produced so that, even though there are a great number of different dimensions, each one is the same size and height in that particular run.

They are used for many things around the warehouse and in the production areas. They have slats across a system of stringers. The slats to set containers and things on and the stringers to provide strength and a space for fork lift forks to enter for lifting and moving around. The fasteners are usually nails and, occasionally, large staples or screws.

One of the things these items had to handle was the outside, even in horrible weather. They held their load or were simply stored outside because it was easier to do this than hold them inside. This contributed to their inevitable breakdown. They were usually used for only a short time and then were picked up by the recyclers.

Since there are different types of pallets as well as sizes, each one will have to be identified as to what each unit needs to make it useable again. Recycling is an action that turns usable things into something that is usable. There are a few things that must be done to each unit and one of these is to make it presentable.

When dealing with wood pallets, any slats that are broken must be removed and replaced. This is usually done with one from one of the other pallets or pieces secured from the stack they have standing by. If a stringer has a problem, this can be remedied with a splice with another piece of wood.

The composition type pallets, such as fiberglass or polyvinyl will need a slightly different process for recycling. After a brief inspection, as long as the basic structure is sound, they are cleaned with high pressure. A patch is applied to any holes and cemented in place with high heat. These types are stronger and can withstand a bit more abuse than others.

When looking for a good idea and an environmentally smart thing to do, buy your pallets from a recycling firm such as this. They can make sure the unit will last a long time and that makes a lot of people happy. There is no reason to use virgin made materials and the costs will be less anyway.




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