Fiber bags may be the recommendation for "green" shoppers. But plastic pallets draw praise for moving goods. Plastic pallets allow a manufacturer to get many trips from a single investment, translating to environmental points for reuse. Still, wooden pallets are easily recyclable. And the question of which type of pallet treads more softly on the Earth finds advocates on both sides. Plastic pallets beat wooden pallets on certain criteria, such as compactness when stacked between trips (thanks to nesting pegs), weight (lighter), and appearance (perkier to some eyes). Because they can be easily cleaned, plastic pallets are more useful to some industries.
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