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So you are probably thinking that we here at Eco Aluminum Pallets hate wooden and plastic pallets... well, you are right. Lower distributing costs are the only thing that wooden and plastic pallets are good for, and we are slowly but surely proving that they are not even good for that any more. What's more, wooden and plastic pallets are harmful to those around us, and the very Earth underneath our feet.

Global warming and the impact that we as humans have on our Earth’s environment have become increasingly popular topics over the course of the past decade. Governments and regulation committees across the globe have begun implementing practices to increase awareness, and to ensure businesses become more environmentally conscious. Why not get an early jump on things by making the switch to Eco Aluminum Pallets.

For more information on how wooden and plastic pallets hurt our Earth, scroll down to see some shocking information, or visit ThePalletTruth.org

PALLET FACTS

What you are about to read my shock you. That is in fact our overall goal. Together we can successfully rid the world of wooden and plastic pallets, and create a better environment for our children to grow up in.

  • Methyl bromide is applied to wood pallets to kill invasive pests on shipments coming into the U.S. Because of methyl bromide’s harmful effects on the Earth’s Ozone layer, it will soon be banned through the UN’s Montreal Protocol.
  • Tribromophenol, a chemical used as a flame retardant on wooden and plastic pallets was cause for an over eighty million package Tylenol recall, after consumers reported a musty odor coming from the drug's bottles.
  • In the case of the sweeping Tylenol recall, an anti-sap-staining chemical used on wood pallets was cited as causing nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and stomach pain in at least 70 consumers, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
  • To replenish 1 million acres of trees will take approximately 40 years.
  • When a species' natural habitat is gone, it becomes hard for that species to adapt causing extinction. The ultimate result of deforestation is a major decrease in biodiversity.
  • Formaldehyde, Methyl Bromide, and Tribromophenol are among the toxic chemicals used to treat wood and plastic pallets. Millions of these wood pallets are then ground up and turned into mulch we often use to cover our children's playgrounds.
  • A recent study conducted by the FDA reported that 10% of pallets intercepted and tested contained traces of E. Coli and Salmonella, among other harmful bacterias.
  • Approximately 4.2 million tons of wood pallet materials were landfilled in the US in 1995; this equals 1.4% of total waste and 19.6% of total wood waste landfilled.
  • Estimates show we lose 137 animal, plant, and insect species each day due to deforestation, equating to 50,000 species every single year.
  • Every year in the United States alone, 1 million acres of our planet’s trees are destroyed to manufacture and produce the wooden pallets used to operate the distribution industry.
  • Wood pallets have become a major factor in our planet’s deforestation. Deforestation is one of the largest contributors to global warming and our Earth’s sudden spike in temperatures.
  • Wooden pallets used 7.6 billion board feet of lumber in 2006 alone. That is enough wood to cover an area 10 times the size of New York City.

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