eco-friendly pallet options
Export Pallets & Sustainability
Environmentally Friendly Export Pallets
Export Pallets is passionate about providing our customers with environmentally friendly export pallets to transport products across Australia and around the world.
Like every business, ours has an impact on the environment. We take proactive steps to manage this impact by offering eco-friendly pallets and using sustainable practices when constructing and preparing pallets for export. Our eco-friendly pallet options include recycled plastic and timber pallets, which are a great option for the environment and your bottom line. We also heat treat your export pallets to clear them of bugs and pests instead of using older fumigation methods.
Sustainability at Export Pallets
At Export Pallets we always aim to avoid wastage and recycle what we can.
Essentially our concern for our impact on the environment touches everything we do. We reduce waste where possible and recycle almost everything.
Our Sustainability Processes
For pallets that can no longer be recycled we can dismantle them.
For the excess timber from building new or refurbished pallets… this timber is placed in crates in front of our Laverton factory/yard for people to collect for free and use for firewood or for their own projects.
Saw dust from our factory is sent to selected companies that use it for their own processes on site. While other offcuts that are not able to be used are recycled by an external provider.
Our Recycled Pallets
For pallets that can no longer be recycled we can dismantle them.
For the excess timber from building new or refurbished pallets… this timber is placed in crates in front of our Laverton factory/yard for people to collect for free and use for firewood or for their own projects.
Saw dust from our factory is sent to selected companies that use it for their own processes on site. While other offcuts that are not able to be used are recycled by an external provider.
25% of the pallets we supply are recycled.
On average, we recycle 5,000 pallets per month.
Heat Treatment For Timber Pallets
Heat treating timber pallets to stop or reduce the spread of pest species has a significant impact in protecting woodland and forest ecosystems across the world.
In addition to protecting the local ecosystems, heat treating pallets to make them ISPM-15 compliant is a better method than harmful fumigation, which uses a chemical called methyl bromide. Unlike heat treatment, the fumigation process is damaging to the environment. This extremely lethal gas also easily damages our ozone layer – a reason why many European countries have banned methyl bromide fumigation. Our method is using a heat treatment kiln to make your pallets ISPM-15 compliant.
Eco-Conscious Business
Our concern for our impact on the Earth touches everything we do. We reduce waste where possible and recycle almost everything. When planks are no longer adequate to remain part of a timber pallet, we put them in crates out the front of our yard for people to collect for free and use as firewood. This helps us give back to the community as well as ensuring our waste material is put to good use by lowering the dependence on fossil fuel for heat.