- While wooden pallets may be easy to stack, in space-constrained facilities they still take up valuable room, and in some instances, present a fire risk. If the pallets are worn or damaged, there is therefore an eagerness to get them off-site. Selecting a responsible waste contractor who will ensure they are recycled instead of being destined for landfill, is one thing. But these bulky products soon fill skips, which means the ongoing transportation – not to mention the associated waste management fees – can prove costly and inefficient. Shredding reduces the volume of the wooden pallet waste and optimises the onward logistics of the material – saving money and avoidable environmental impact.
- Industrial pallet shredders engineered specifically for this application, transform a waste problem into a valuable resource – a homogenous wood chip which can be sold. The focus for operators isn’t then just the reduction of waste disposal costs, but the creation of additional revenue.
- The shredded wooden pallets can be sorted for recycling, depending on the grade of chips produced. Clean Grade A pallet waste can be used for remanufacturing or animal bedding, for instance, while Grade B is the perfect biomass fuel for thermal processing.