Why Plastic Pallets

Are Winning Out

Low cost has favored wood as the primary material for making pallets but plastic pallets are now firmly in the fast lane to take over this role. For when it comes to the handling of hazardous materials and oil based liquids, plastic pallets are pre-eminent. Here's Why:

The Benefits

By far the greatest is the capacity to withstand the effects of degradation. These effects include weathering, corrosion resistance as well as attack by insects.

- Plastic pallets have a longer lifespan than wood, are stronger and more environmentally friendly.
- They are also easier to clean because they can get wet without the fear of rotting.
- Rain and rust resistant - unlike metal pallets..
- Plastic pallets are stackable. And with the the extreme precision with which they are manufactured, are easily placed in various racking arrangements, one on top of another

And since they can take wet without fear of rotting, these state of the art pallets easier to clean. Many countries and firms demand that pallets undergo cleaning or sterilization before each use. Plastic sail through this process very easily and with no ill effects.

Plastic unlike wood does not retain the odors of the materials being shipped. This makes them ideal for food or other aromatic goods. In closed loop shipping systems where the pallet is returned to the shipper, plastic is becoming more common because its durability outweighs the initial cost. These very contemporary pallets can be easily outfitted with RFID chips, the latest technology in inventory tracking. They can also be scanned with bar codes to comply with current tracking methods. All in all, if you are not yet using plastic, then your business could be losing money!.

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Mike Dunbar is a specialist writer on industry and business.

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