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Pallet Recycling

We recycle pallet boards from your business to help clear up space and reduce environmental impact. We also sell recycled pallet boards to local residents for home projects.

Pallet Recycling

Resourceful Recycling is the top pallet recycler in the Chesaning, Michigan area. We pride ourselves on our recycling expertise and work hard to serve our customers with the best services around. This includes dismantling, sorting, shredding, and baling all types of wooden pallets.


If you have wooden pallets stacking up outside or inside of your business, let us take them off your hands for you! We have a low-cost and eco-friendly pallet recycling center. 


Why You Should Recycle Your Pallets

Recycling pallets is one of the most environmentally friendly things you can do. Millions of pallets are used by businesses annually, and the wood to make them means that trees have to be cut down. 


In an excellent recycling effort in 2011, over 470 million pallets were recovered in 2011, and nearly 330 million were reused. The other 140 million were recycled into other materials!


Having pallets pile up in your business takes up valuable floor space and creates the perfect cubby holes for mice and other vermin. Additionally, since they are made from dry wood, they pose a risk of fire. Lastly, pallets sitting around just looks plain ugly.


What Do We Do With Recycled Pallets?

When you drop off, or we pick up your used pallets from your business, there are a few different things we might do with them. The first thing we do is inspect them to determine their level of quality. 


Depending on the quality, your pallet might be repaired, reused, turned in crafts, or chopped in mulch.


Here are some details on our process: 

Reuse


If the pallets are of good quality and are not falling apart, the pallets will be reused. We provide our pallets to local Michigan pallet distributors and wholesalers. They are then offered back into the community as part of the environmental sustaining efforts we hold dear. 


Repair


Perhaps the pallets are in decent shape but just need a little TLC. In that case, a few more nails or a couple of new boards to hold them together will make them ready for reuse. Once we have these pallets back in tip-top shape, we’ll provide them back to the supply chain to be used again.


Pallet Crafts  


Recycling or upcycling pallets for home and craft projects is growing in popularity. From pallet paneling to furniture to flooring, people can create a lot of things from pallets.

Pallets can be used to build furniture such as:

  • Bed frames
  • Dressers
  • Tables
  • Chairs
  • Benches
  • Desks


Additionally, pallets can be used for artistic exploits as well. This is called “recycle art,” and pallets are used as backings for paintings, bar decor, lamps, candleholders, and more - the possibilities are endless! 


Some people have constructed tree houses, birdhouses, planter boxes, and even wooden floors out of the scrap wood from pallets!


Mulch


If the pallet is too broken to repair or be used for a craft, it will be disassembled. We will remove all nails and staples and turn the boards into mulch. The mulch will then be used for landscaping in MI, where it will naturally decompose.

Don’t Throw Your Pallets in a Dumpster

We’ve all seen pallets sitting next to trash cans, dumpsters, or on the curb. Many of us have never stopped to think about what happens after the pallets are no longer useful and just thrown away. They’re made from wood, which is renewable, yet we’re wasting them and harming the environment in the process. But they don’t have to end up in a landfill! ​


By recycling your pallets, you ensure that they are used multiple times and serve a “fuller” purpose other than decomposing in a landfill. The pallet can have a second, third, or fourth life (or even more) as a reused pallet, in an upcycled project (turned into furniture or artwork), or as mulch in a garden. 

How to Recycle Your Pallets With Resourceful Recycling

Recycling your pallets has never been easier, especially with the growing demand for reusable products and the booming popularity of crafty upcycling projects.

To recycle your pallets with us, give us a call to schedule a pickup and get your pallets ready by: 

  • Stack your pallets in a stable fashion
  • Stack no higher than 16 pallets tall
  • Remove all plastic, steel, cardboard, and other non-pallet materials
  • Remove any loose or damaged pallets off to the side (we’ll take those too, it just helps with sorting)

Resourceful Recycling is Your Pallet Recycling Solution

We strive to be the best pallet recycler in the Chesaning, MI area for businesses like yours. Whether you need us to pick up your scrap wood or want us to quote a pallet recycling service—you can count on us.


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