Choosing Plastic Pallets: A Comparison of Wood and Plastic Pallets0 pages
In the last few decades,progressive industries and world-class companieshave converted from wood pallets to plastic pallets for their work-in-process,
storage and distribution applications.They quickly recognized the economic,
ergonomic and environmental benefits that plastic pallets offer: ➤ ➤ Economic: Ergonomic: In a closed loop system,plastic pallets make a tremendous number of trips before being recycled.On a cost per trip basis,plastic pallets
represent great savings over wood pallets.Plastic pallets rapidly realize their
initial investment and continue to perform during the course of their service
life. Plastic pallets provide a safe and comfortable handlingsolution,which improves workplace safety.They are dimensionallystable,consistent in weight and non-porous.In some cases,they are lighter than wood and their smooth and contoured con-struction is free of nails,splinters and rust. ➤ Environmental: Using plastic preserves natural resources,while reducingwaste.Wood pallets consume precious natural resources,up to 10 million
trees are cut each year to
produce wood pallets.When
retired from service,wood
pallets are sent to landfills.
Plastic pallets offer a much
longer life and can be recycled into other useful
products at the end of their
service life. Please note that performance characteristicsvary with application.Please work with your
ORBISSales Representative to evaluate your
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