Pallets
Need to get up to speed quickly on basic information about pallets? This pallet resources page is in the process of being developed just for that purpose. It is still a work in progress but look below to find a selection of articles from www.packagingrevolution.net as well as www.recycling.about.com. If you have basic informational articles you would like to add, or have clarifications or corrections to posted content, please contact us.
Contents
- General Pallet Information
- History of Pallet Usage
- Pallet Management and Pools
- Manual Pallet Handling
- Pallet Recycling
- Pallets for Export
1. General Pallet Information
Short of dazzling conversational topics for your next social event? Fear no more. Pallets and their predecessor, the shop skid, definitely came into use in the early 20th Century, but pallet-like prototypes were probably in use hundreds of years earlier. Here are some pages that touch on the history of pallet use.
- What Came First, The Pallet or the Forklift
- History of the Pallet Truck
- Pallets During World War 2 – Quartermaster Corps
- A History of Pallets During World War 2 – A Call to Action
- Second Word War – Why Use Two When One Will Do
- When Was the “Europallet” First Introduced?
- The Pallet Pooling Opportunity – A Perspective from 1945
- A Reference Guide for the Construction and Inspection of Wood Pallets – 1954
- Changing approach to Palletization Led to Union Disputes
- When Was the First Europallet Introduced?
- Enduring Standard: EUR Pallet Celebrates Fifty Years
3. Pallet Management and Pools
- Enduring Standard: EUR Pallet Celebrates Fifty Years
- Pallet Pooling in Australia: Collaboration and Reform Needed
- CHEP Profile
- Canadian Pallet Council
- Swedish Collaborative Pallet and Container Pool (Retursystem)
- Norwegian Pallet Pool (NLP)
- Euro Pool System Acquires La Palette Rouge (LPR)
- EPAL Heineken Interview
- How I Learned to Love 3rd Party
- CHEP Eyes $12 Billion Pooling Opportunity
- Automotive Industry (AIAG) Pallet and Lid Survey
- Automotive Looks to Rationalize Use of Reusable Packaging
- The Pallet Stops There, the Cost Stops Here
- If You Can’t Make Some Heat, Get Out of the Kitchen
- PluSolutions Introduction
4. Manual Pallet Handling
- Why Palletize?
- Working Safely around Pallets: an Introduction
- Pallet Handling: Material Considerations
- Working Safely with Pallets: Basic Steps
5. Pallet Recycling Information
- Wood Pallet Recycling
- Collecting Pallets – Free and Low Cost Pallet Sources
- Pallet Repair Tools and Equipment
- Pallets for Recycling Photo Gallery
- Pallet Recycling Equipment Guarding Concerns
- Pallet Disassembly Equipment for Recycle
- Robotic Wood Pallet Disassemblyrs
- Pallet Recycling Industry – Emergence and Growth
- How the Cement Industry Promotes Pallet Recycling and Reuse
- How Pallet Retrieval Can Reduce Pallet Scrap Waste
- Wood Grinding Equipment
- Litco Uses Wood Waste to Manufacture Composite Wood Pallets
- Pallet Recycling Glossary A – D
- Pallet Recycling Glossary E – N
- PluSolutions Introduction
6. Pallets for Export
