The Recycled Pallets California Businesses Can Use To Save Money

By Rosella Campbell


Extremely useful items that all production companies need are pallets. They may be the fiberglass ones that are very popular or the wooden ones that are the most common. All of them have a cost that must be borne by the company and if they had a way of getting them cheaper, they probably would. This is a good reason to use the recycled pallets California recycling firms offer as a less expensive alternative.

The wooden or fiberglass platforms lead a, sometimes, exciting life. The wood ones are created out of low end pieces of wood, hammered together in a mass production way. There are various sizes for all pallets, however, the most common sizes are 48 by 48 inches or 48 by 24 inches. They are put together so that all of them are the same size depending on the production run for that day.

Wooden platforms such as these are used for any number of things. Moving parts and chemicals around is one of them. They are designed of light weight yet sturdy stringers and slats. The slats are designed to allow the placement of materials with space for liquid to escape though the top. Stringers, of course, are for the strength and fork lift fork placement.

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.

In the event of a wooden pallet, the most popular, the broken slats are removed and replacement pieces are cut from other bad units. When the stringers are broken another piece of wood can be spliced onto it and this unit can be sold as a second. The best recycled pallets are the ones that have been completely broken down and rebuilt.

Plastic, polyvinyl and or fiberglass units will need to be cleaned, thoroughly with a high pressure nozzle and detergent to remove any residue from chemicals. This is done to make the pallet as safe and clean as possible and to allow patches to be applied. Any holes in this otherwise stable unit will be patched with a special fiber and sealed over.

Recycling anything is a good idea. These types of tools are important enough that a lot has gone into keeping them clean and secure as well as making sure they can be put to use somewhere else. With the right recycling company doing it, they can be used over and over again.




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