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Service 01 — Buying

Buy used pallets by size, grade and count.

Recycled pallets usually cost less than new, and Grade A stock suits most general freight. The catch is consistency, which is a sorting problem. Tell us what you need the pallet to do and we pass your request to a partner supplier.
Warehouse aisle lined on both sides with tall stacks of used wood pallets on a polished concrete floor, roof lights overhead
Sorted stacksUsed pallets sorted into stacks by size and condition.

Ask for recycled stock

Give the quantity, the size and the ZIP code. We pass your request to a partner supplier, who follows up.

  • Buy, sell, recycle or remove: tell us which way it flows
  • Add the size, grade and quantity if you know them
  • A partner supplier follows up
  • Availability depends on partner suppliers

Partner suppliers follow up by email, so this needs to be a working address.

US or Canadian 10-digit number. Formats itself as you type.

Whole units, digits only.

Delivery or pickup address

Two-letter code or full name.

US ZIP code or Canadian postal code.

Free, no-obligation quote request. A partner supplier follows up with pricing and availability.

Warehouse interior with pallets sorted by type — natural wood, blue pooled units, black plastic and EPAL stamped stacks

Segregation

Pallets sorted by type: natural wood, pooled units, plastic and EPAL.

Why it matters

Why used pallets get a bad reputation

It is almost never the wood. It is the sorting.

A used pallet that fails on a line usually failed for one of four reasons: a cracked stringer nobody caught, a deck board nailed on short, moisture that softened the fibre, or a footprint a fraction of an inch off that jammed the racking. All four are sorting failures, not material failures.

That is why the grade matters more than the word “used”. The pallet grades page sets out what Grade A and Grade B normally mean.

Before you ask

Five questions that decide which grade you actually need

Buying up a grade you do not need is the most common way to overspend on pallets. Buying down one you do need is the most expensive.
  • 01Does it go into a rack?Racked storage is the load case that breaks pallets. If it racks, you want Grade A with full-length deck boards and no repaired stringers under the fork openings.
  • 02Does it leave your building?One-way shipments to a customer who will not return the pallet rarely justify Grade A. Grade B usually does the job.
  • 03Does it go near food or pharma?Then ask for clean, dry, odour-free stock with no visible staining, and check your own requirements with your compliance lead. See food and beverage.
  • 04Does an automated system handle it?Automated storage and conveyor lines are unforgiving about bottom-board placement and overall height. Put the tolerance in the message; sometimes the right answer is new pallets.
  • 05How long will it live?A pallet that cycles internally many times a year is worth buying better. One that ships out once is worth buying cheap.

How a request works

Send the form; a partner supplier follows up.

  1. Step 01

    Pick the service

    Choose the service on the form. Nothing is chosen for you.

  2. Step 02

    Describe the pallets

    The product, the size and grade if you know them, and roughly how many.

  3. Step 03

    Add where and when

    The ZIP code for delivery or pickup, and how soon you need it.

  4. Step 04

    Hear from a supplier

    We pass your request to a partner supplier, who follows up with a quote or a next step.

Tell us the size, the grade and the ZIP.

That is enough to start. Send the form and a partner supplier follows up.

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