Environmental Benefits of Wood-Use for Pallets
Wooden pallets have many environmental benefits and are very sustainable compared to other types of pallets. Wood is the only 100% renewable, recyclable and reusable material available. The planting and harvesting of trees for pallet production contributes to the local economy, employs thousands, and is good for the environment. Read more from the National Wooden Pallet […]
Global Wood Packaging Forum Celebrates Certification of Carbon Footprint of Wood Pallets
“The Global Wood Packaging Forum (GWPF) congratulates the National Wooden Pallet and Container Association (NWPCA) and the Pallet Foundation on its Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for United States Wooden Pallets. This document, certified by UL (formerly Underwriter Laboratories) and produced in conjunction with Forest Products Lab, the research wing of the U.S. Forest Service, is the first of its […]
Environmental Attributes of Wooden Pallets for the Supply Chain and Procurement Industries
“Today, the National Wooden Pallet & Container Association (NWPCA) and the Pallet Foundation presented an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for U.S. wooden pallets that reinforces the environmental attributes of wooden pallets for the supply chain and procurement industries. This document, certified by UL and produced in conjunction with Forest Products Lab, the research wing of […]
American Hardwood Improves Our Lives
“Iconic architect Frank Lloyd Wright described wood as “universally beautiful to man. It is the most humanly intimate of all materials.” Biophilic design brings the symbiotic relationship human beings have with trees into the interior spaces of where we live, bringing with it documented benefits to health and wellbeing. In this informative talk, Criswell explains […]
Penn State Study: Are Wooden Plastic Pallets More Eco-Friendly?
With the amount of wooden pallets in production and in use across the US, Penn State researchers knew the importance of discovering whether they were an environmentally acceptable product. According to their findings, wooden pallets have a much smaller carbon footprint than plastic pallets, even when considering heat treating and pest control. Read the full article […]
