When bulk orders or supplies are transported from one place to another, wooden pallets become necessary to carry the same load. The logistics industry has thus given rise to enumerable piles of wooden pallets, used once or twice until damaged. A damaged or broken wooden palette cannot be used because it threatens the safety of the goods being carried on it.
Now the question arises – what should you do with the damaged wooden palette? Since wood is an environment-friendly material, wooden pallets are often returned and recycled for future use. In Hertfordshire, for recycling wooden palettes, professional companies are available whom you can contact to get rid of them.
Why is it important to recycle wooden palettes?
Properly recycling wooden pallets helps reduce the demand for new timber and conserves the trees. It also helps control the amount of wood waste that would have otherwise filled the landfill. Moreover, recycling the wooden palette can create a new wooden item, and the energy emission associated with the same is lower; hence, it is environmentally sustainable.
Sometimes, the wooden palettes make new usable items more affordable and functional than new ones.
What is the process of wood pallet recycling?
Collection and sorting
The companies associated with wood pallet recycling generally collect the wooden pallets and then gradually sort them. Since the companies collect the palette from different godowns, they check the palette’s condition and discard the ones that cannot be reused or recycled. Collecting is done from different warehouses, distribution centres, and retail outlets.
Inspection and grading
In this step, the pallets undergo a thorough inspection where the palette’s condition, suitability and sustainability are checked. The palettes that are in good condition and can be prepared and reused are separated from those in poor condition and must be dismantled.
Dismantling
This part involves taking different parts of the palette, such as boards and blocks, and preparing the same for further processing. In this part, the dismantling of that palette is old and damaged completely and cannot be reused by simple repair.
Processing
The dismantled pieces of wood are then processed through machines which involve grinding and milling of the wood to produce raw materials which can be used for other wood-based product manufacturing
New product manufacturing
Finally, the process would be used to manufacture new pallets, such as small furniture or garden accessories, which can be reused and distributed to shops and other trading centres for further sale.
If you have your godown piled up with wooden pallets, then contact Bulldog Recycling for wooden pallet recycling in Hertfordshire. To know more about our services, contact us.