Wisconsin is both a major producer and consumer when it comes to wooden pallets. The state has a number of major warehouse facilities that order large numbers of pallets. These are used to move goods between distributors and retailers. Unfortunately, most of these pallets get discarded after the products reach their destination.
Pallet Recovery Programs
While it might be surprising, efforts to recover these pallets have only really come around in the last few years. Disposing of used pallets has more or less been part of life for most companies in the state. Some firms have simply started to ask warehouse facilities to give them pallets that they no longer need. This sort of informal process doesn’t come with the protections that an official agreement would, but it has helped to encourage reuse of otherwise wasted materials.
New formal efforts work to ensure that companies don’t just throw away pallets that can be used. Legislative incentives encourage companies to first do an audit of their own business practices. If they can simply load a pallet up a second time and use it at the warehouse it’s already sitting at, then this is always for the best. There’s no additional resources used to move it to a new location.
Once they’ve saved all the pallets they can, warehouses then return other gently used ones to lumber companies and various state agencies. These organizations then put them up for sale at a significantly reduced cost. This makes economic sense and is better for the environment than making new pallets all of the time.
Ordering Used Wooden Pallets
When it comes to used wooden pallets in Wisconsin trusts Konz Wood Products. Konz has been in business long enough to know about the best way to preserve used wooden materials and can help you get pre-owned products that will stand up to the test of time.
