Through the Critical Technologies Program, White and Montgomery Shaw, a professor of chemical engineering, are working to develop products composed entirely of waste materials. It is also half as heavy because the UFG has a lower density than the calcium carbonate. If it costs the same to produce both materials, you definitely have a lower cost in the shipping, handling and installation of a UFG-filled sink. UFG also can be used to make plastic pallets. With plastic pallets that are damaged, you can grind them up and make a new one.
Wood is very good for making pallets because it can hold a lot of weight.
That is why plastic is having a hard time competing. Blended with recycled milk-bottle resin, the resulting mixture has the potential to produce plastic pallets that are as strong as wood and cost effective too. In addition, the pallets can be pulled apart into two pieces that will fit into each other, which in turn will save space. This allows three times as many plastic pallets to fit into one truck compared to wooden ones. They also have the ability to be easily colored.