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| Pallets
 Pallets are rigid platforms made of wood, plastic,         or paperboard used for shipping a variety of products including food,         paper, and military supplies. Wooden pallets can be repaired or rebuilt         with wood from old pallets. Plastic and corrugated pallets can be manufactured         from recovered materials. 
- Recommended Recovered Materials Content Ranges
- Product Specifications
- Product Information
- Additional Links
Recommended Recovered Materials       Content Ranges:
 EPA's RMAN recommends recycled-content         levels for purchasing pallets as shown in the table below.

**EPA's Recommended Recovered Materials Content Levels for Pallets           Containing Recovered Wood, Plastic, or Paperboard ¹**
ProductMaterialPostconsumer             Content (%)Wooden palletsWood95-100Plastic             palletsPlastic             lumberPlastic100Thermoformed
Plastic           25-50Paperboard             palletsPaperboard50¹ EPA�s recommendation does not preclude a procuring       agency from purchasing pallets manufactured from another material. It simply       requires that a procuring agency, when purchasing pallets made from wood,       plastic, or paperboard, purchase these items made with recovered materials       when these items meet applicable specifications and performance requirements.
        Product Specifications: 
 EPA recommends that procuring agencies use the following specifications         when procuring pallets:       - The Grocery Manufacturers of America issued a widely used standard           for 48 by 40-inch stringer pallets known as the �GMA spec.� A copy of           this specification is available from the RCRA Hotline at 800 424-9346.            The National Wooden Pallet and Container Association (NWPCA) is developing           a standard through the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)           for repairable 48 by 40-inch lumber-deck pallets. Contact NWPCA at 703           527-7667 for current information about the availability of this standard.           
U.S. Postal Service (USPS) specification USPS-P-1108, �Pallet, Nestable,           Plastic, Thermoformed (Item No. 3919B)� is for thermoformed 
HDPE
           pallets. A copy of the current version, USPS-P-1108E, is available from           the RCRA Hotline at 800 424-9346.       
        Product Information: Database         of Manufacturers and Suppliers        This database identifies manufacturers and suppliers of pallets containing         reused or recovered materials.
 Additional Links: ***2004 Buy-Recycled Series:** Miscellaneous Products*Adobe Acrobat PDF file (132 KB)         This fact sheet highlights miscellaneous products designated in the CPG,         including pallets, and includes case studies, recommended recovered-content         levels, and a list of resources.Technical Background Document         This background document includes EPA�s product research on reused and         recovered-content pallets as well as a more detailed overview of the history         and regulatory requirements of the CPG process.
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