“Instead of ending up in a landfill, these wooden pallets are continuously reclaimed, repaired, reused, and when no longer viable, end up as mulch. That's cradle-to-cradle at its best."
Smith also says the claims made by the plastic pallet industry are “baseless.” “It is well documented that plastic has a heavy environmental footprint,” says Smith. “Anything based on a petro-chemical usually does."