Plastic Pallets
Plastic Pallets are Pallets made of a variety of plastics both virgin and recycled materials.
Plastic pallets are produced and used widely in the US and Europe, spurred by the adoption of the ISPM 15. Regulatory standards for wood packaging material (WPM) in international trade require it to be either heat treated or fumigated in accordance to ISPM 15 guidelines.The European Pallet Association, established in 1991, monitors the standards set for Euro Pallets , which pallets used to export product from America must meet. Both European and American companies have embraced plastic as an attractive alternative to the original wooden material in packaging and shipping pallets.Plastic pallets are often chosen over traditional Wooden Pallets because they offer benefits that wood cannot, including the ability to be easily sanitized, resistance to odor, fire retardancy, longer service life span, durability and better product protection, non-splintering, and lighter weight, thus saving on transportation and labor costs and making them safer and more environmentally friendly. Plastic pallets are re-usable and recyclable, while used wood pallets have disposal issues.