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One-time lot or standing buyback

Clear once if your surplus is a one-off. Set up a standing buyback if your surplus never stops. The form asks which, and the answer changes how the desk reads it.

Last reviewed November 12, 2026

Send a lot

A tally sheet: strokes in fives, counted by stack

Which are you

You have	Choose
A dock to clear after a closing or move	One lot
A footprint that has been retired	One lot
A plant with steady off-spec surplus	Repeat supply
A center that collects strays every week	Repeat supply
You are not sure yet	Not sure yet

What stays the same

The sort does not change. Whole and unmarked pallets sell, marked ones go back, broken ones are scrap. A repeat supply just means you do it on a schedule. Read the buyback page for the standing arrangement in full.

What changes

The desk asks how often, and what the mix will be.
You keep marked and broken pallets in lanes every time.
A change in the stream, such as a new size, is told in advance.

The form fields this guide fills

Supply (one lot, repeat supply, not sure yet)

How this guide ends

SOLD

Each shipment's whole, unmarked pallets.

RETURN

Each shipment's marked pallets.

SCRAP

Each shipment's broken pallets.

Can I start as one lot and repeat later?

Yes. Send the first lot, then tell the desk it will repeat.

Does a repeat supply commit me?

This site states no terms. Ask what a standing arrangement looks like before you agree to anything.

Words you will meet

Nest ratio: How many empty pallets fit in the height of one.
Stackable: Loaded pallets can sit on top of each other, up to the static rating.
ISPM 15: The international standard for treating wood packaging against pests. Plastic pallets are outside it.
Creep: Slow bending of plastic under a heavy load held for a long time.
Thermoforming: Heated plastic sheet formed over a mould; lighter pallets.
GMA pallet: The 48 x 40 in North American standard footprint.
Euro pallet: 800 x 1200 mm footprint.
Virgin resin: New, unblended resin that has not been through a product before.
Edge rack: Resting on the rack beams by the pallet's edges only, with no support in the middle.
Open deck: Top deck with gaps between slats or ribs; lighter and drains.
Closed deck: Solid top deck with no gaps; keeps small items from falling through.
Runners: Bottom rails that touch the floor or rack and carry the load.
Cruciform base: Bottom with a cross-shaped member as well as a perimeter, for strength and automated handling.
Picture frame: A raised rim around the deck edge that keeps cartons from sliding off.
Lip: Raised edge on the deck, or an optional soft lip, that keeps the load in place.
Anti-slip: Textured deck or rubber grommets that reduce load slip.

Who asks, and what they need

Distribution centres with surplus pallets: Sell or recycle excess lots, mixed makers and colours, broken pallets.
Food and beverage distributors and bottlers: Clean, odour-free, washable pallets; open or closed deck; 56 x 44 beverage and 48 x 40 sizes; often asks about food-contact paperwork.
Warehouses with automated storage: Rackable pallets with a stated rack rating, cruciform base, consistent size for conveyors.

What the sources say

Rehrig Pacific says its reusable products are designed to be recyclable at end of life and run a buyback program. (rehrigpacific.com)
Rehrig Pacific offers the standard-duty nestable with recycled content of up to 90 percent in black, and describes it as 100 percent recyclable. (rehrigpacific.com)
Plastic pallets are often described as lasting 100 trips or more, and can cost roughly 10 times as much as hardwood pallets. (en.wikipedia.org)
The 800 x 1200 mm Euro footprint is the second most popular plastic pallet size worldwide. (blog.containerexchanger.com)
California AB 1760 (2022) lets recyclers take possession of stray proprietary pallets if the owner cannot be identified or fails to retrieve them in time, with a 35-day period before they can be declared abandoned. (palletenterprise.com)
CHEP USA sued two California recyclers over CHEP-marked pallets they would not return; a Los Angeles court granted CHEP's motion to retrieve pallets in one case (article dated February 1, 2024). (palletenterprise.com)
In 2011 a Quebec court ruled that CHEP's identified blue pallets belong to CHEP and cannot be sold. (palletenterprise.com)
Rehrig Pacific's 40 x 48 heavy-duty nestable pallet is 48.25 x 40.25 x 6.5 in, weighs 28.5 lb, is rated 10,000 lb static and 3,500 lb dynamic, has a 2.55 in nest increment and 1,200 units per 53 ft trailer; the page lists no racking rating. (rehrigpacific.com)
Port of Los Angeles handled 9,447,731 TEUs from January through November 2025, 1 percent more than the same months of 2024; its executive director called 2025 firmly a top-three year in the port's history. (portoflosangeles.org)
USDA APHIS lists plastic pallets among products not subject to APHIS regulation, as an alternative to wood packaging material. (aphis.usda.gov)
Steel, aluminum, plastic and engineered-wood pallets are exempt from ISPM 15; wood must reach a core temperature of 56 C for at least 30 minutes for heat treatment. (en.wikipedia.org)
Rehrig Pacific's 40 x 48 rackable pallet weighs 44.2 lb with a dynamic rating of 4,000 lb, static 10,000 lb and edge rack 2,000 lb. (rehrigpacific.com)
Rehrig Pacific's 40 x 48 rackable pallet is high-pressure injection molded co-polymer polypropylene, with 540 per 53 ft trailer. (rehrigpacific.com)
Rehrig Pacific's rackable pallet has a two-piece snap-lock design for quick repair and options for FDA-approved colours, RFID and up to 15 percent black recycled content. (rehrigpacific.com)
Rehrig Pacific's 40 x 48 standard-duty nestable pallet weighs 26.5 lb with a static rating of 10,000 lb and dynamic 3,000 lb. (rehrigpacific.com)
Static capacity is the highest of the three ratings; racking is often the lowest; dynamic is always lower than static. (nelsoncompany.com)

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Send the lot

Size, count, grade, branding and ZIP. Photos help, and you can reply to the first answer with them. This site states no price or pickup date.