We buy plastic pallets
We buy plastic pallets from US businesses: whole pallets that can be reused, and broken ones that go for scrap. We do not buy pool-marked pallets from a holder.
What to send us
Send the lot by the five reads: size, style, grade, branding and ZIP. Add the count. The pile sorter takes all of that in one screen and carries it into the form. If you would rather use the form directly, it is below.
- Count. Pallets or stacks, and how many pallets in a stack.
- Size. The footprint in inches, like 48 x 40. Mixed sizes are fine; say so.
- Grade. Whole and clean, repaired, mixed, or broken.
- Marks. Any name, logo or RFID panel. Say if you have not checked.
- ZIP. The ZIP where the pallets sit.
- Photos. One pallet from above, one from the side, one stack.
What we will tell you straight
Some answers are not what a seller hopes for. We give them first.
Whole, unmarked pallets. We read size, style and grade and say whether we can take the lot and how it would be collected.
iGPS, CHEP, Orbis and RFID-tagged pallets. They belong to the pool, so we point you to the owner. We do not help remove or hide a mark.
Cracked, burnt or crushed decks. They go by weight as regrind, and we say so rather than call them pallets.
What we do not state here
This site names no price, minimum or turnaround. We read the lot first. If a number matters to your decision, ask for it in the form, and the answer comes with the ruling on your own pile.
Who sends us lots
Distribution center managers clearing a dock. Plant managers retiring a footprint. Retail receiving managers with strays left by suppliers. Manufacturers with a standing surplus. Third-party logistics operators holding pallets they own outright. The lot form is the same for all of them. See lots by industry for how each is read.
Do you buy pallets that say CHEP or iGPS?
No. Those pallets belong to the pool. We will say so and point you to the owner. Can you sell CHEP pallets? has the short answer.
Do you buy a few stacks, or only a whole truckload?
Send the lot you have. The desk does not publish a minimum, and it will not copy another buyer's. Tell us the count and we read it.
What if my pallets are my own brand?
Your own brand is fine if your own loop made the pallets. Keep the purchase record or tooling mark that shows they are yours; own-brand pallets explains what a buyer asks to see.
Words you will meet
- Nest ratio
- How many empty pallets fit in the height of one.
- Captive pallet
- A pallet owned and kept inside one company or loop.
- GMA pallet
- The 48 x 40 in North American standard footprint.
- Stackable
- Loaded pallets can sit on top of each other, up to the static rating.
- Fork pocket
- Opening in the pallet where the forks go.
- FM 4996
- FM Approvals standard that rates a pallet as equal to wood in fire tests.
- Creep
- Slow bending of plastic under a heavy load held for a long time.
- CP9
- A chemical-industry pallet standard, 1140 x 1140 mm.
- Static load
- Weight a pallet carries at rest, or the bottom pallet carries when stacked. The highest of the three ratings.
- Dynamic load
- Weight a pallet carries while moving on a forklift, pallet jack or conveyor.
- Racking load
- Weight a pallet carries bridging an open span in unsupported racking. Often the lowest rating.
- 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.
- 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.
Who asks, and what they need
- Distribution centres with surplus pallets
- Sell or recycle excess lots, mixed makers and colours, broken pallets.
- Retailers that collect pooled or one-way pallets
- Stacks of marked and unmarked pallets left by suppliers; need to know which can be sold and which belong to a pool.
- Plastic recyclers and pallet makers
- Buy broken pallets by weight as HDPE or PP feedstock; want clean, sorted, separated by resin and colour.
What the sources say
- FM 4996 passes a pallet if fire is controlled at 5.9 mm/min (0.15 GPM/ft2) within a 10-minute test of eight 1.2 m stacks. (iccsafe.org)
- The five states with the largest gross refrigerated warehouse capacity on October 1, 2025 were California (400 million cubic feet), Georgia (304 million), Washington (301 million), Wisconsin (297 million) and Texas (254 million), per USDA NASS. (esmis.nal.usda.gov)
- Port Houston's public terminals handled 4,303,345 TEUs in 2025 (up 4 percent, a record) and 54,491,066 short tons of cargo; the Houston Ship Channel is described as the nation's largest port for waterborne tonnage, with more than 200 private and eight public terminals. (porthouston.com)
- Census Bureau: seasonally adjusted e-commerce sales were $340.2 billion, 17.1 percent of total retail sales, in the second quarter of 2026 (released August 18, 2026). (census.gov)
- The five states with the most warehousing and storage jobs held 39% of the national total in 2025, and the top ten held 58% (California, Texas, Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio, Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, Indiana, New York), BLS QCEW. (data.bls.gov)
- Freezing can make some pallet materials brittle and reduce performance. (nelsoncompany.com)
- UL 2335 has an idle pallet test and a commodity storage test. (iccsafe.org)
- In April 2017, HDPE HMW regrind from drums and IBCs was 24 to 27 cents per pound picked up in the US South (historical, not current). (resource-recycling.com)
- 43 x 43 in pallets are designed for bulk bags; 45 x 45 in is the CP9 chemical standard. (nelsoncompany.com)
- Private employers in the US averaged 556,647 jobs across 4,689 establishments in meat and poultry processing (NAICS 3116) in 2025 (BLS QCEW). States with the most jobs: Texas (44,780), Georgia (42,030), North Carolina (35,715), Arkansas (34,773), Iowa (33,386). (data.bls.gov)
- Private employers in the US averaged 173,844 jobs across 2,936 establishments in fruit and vegetable preserving (NAICS 3114) in 2025 (BLS QCEW). States with the most jobs: California (27,518), Wisconsin (11,014), Washington (10,988), Ohio (10,327), Texas (9,194). (data.bls.gov)
- Private employers in the US averaged 829,364 jobs across 49,933 establishments in grocery and related product wholesale (NAICS 4244) in 2025 (BLS QCEW). States with the most jobs: California (109,827), Texas (75,474), Florida (63,967), New York (50,594), Illinois (48,629). (data.bls.gov)
- Port of Long Beach moved a record 9,881,595 TEUs in 2025 (imports 4,779,559; exports 1,141,113; empties 3,960,925), per Container News reporting the port's year-end results. (container-news.com)
- States where meat and poultry processing is the largest share of private jobs in 2025 (BLS QCEW): Nebraska (3.7%), Arkansas (3.1%), Iowa (2.6%), Delaware (2.4%), Mississippi (2.0%); the national share is 0.42%. (data.bls.gov)
- That nestable has a 2.50 in nest increment and 1,260 units per 53 ft trailer. (rehrigpacific.com)
- ISO 6780 lists 1016 x 1219 mm for North America, 1000 x 1200 mm for Europe and Asia and 800 x 1200 mm for Europe. (en.wikipedia.org)
Keep reading
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.