Electronic Parts/Guidelines - infoHouse
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The introduction of a non-standard shipping pallet costs its recipient in materials. labor and space for<br />
subsequent repalletization. It also introduces added waste material into the solid waste stream.<br />
Standard pallets used by IBM are described in IBM’s Packaging and Materials Handling Requirements<br />
Manual, GA21-9261.<br />
Pallet reutilization programs consist of the collection, sortation. and repair of shipping pallets. They<br />
serve to refurbish standardized shipping pallets which have become damaged and no longer conform<br />
to original specifications. Historically, when shipping pallets have become worn, damaged or of ques-<br />
tionable quality, they have been discarded as waste. By establishing a reutilization program, the fol-<br />
lowing benefits may be realized in:<br />
conserving natural resources,<br />
extending the useful lives of landfills,<br />
reducing current and future landfill costs,<br />
additional workload provided for underprivileged or handicapped vendors,<br />
eliminating or reducing new pallet costs.<br />
Key elements of a reutilization program include:<br />
pickup of pallets<br />
inspection and sorting,<br />
repair, if possible,<br />
environmental disposal of unusable pallets or components, if necessary,<br />
delivery of revitalized pallets.<br />
Successful pallet reutilization programs have been be established with the following types of organiza-<br />
tions:<br />
local or regional new pallet manufacturers,<br />
pallet repair companies,<br />
handicapped or minority suppliers,<br />
trash or recycling companies.<br />
The financial aspects of a reutilization program will vary from manufacturer-to-manufacturer, and from<br />
location-to-location. Typically, revitalized pallets can typically be purchased for between 30 to 50% of<br />
the cost of new.<br />
8.6 Pallet Disposal Options<br />
For pallets and pallet components that cannot be reused as part of a reutilization program, multiple<br />
disposal options exist Most of these focus upon pallet or component shredding where processed<br />
material is used as:<br />
industrial fuel and charcoal furnish,<br />
animal bedding andlor poultry litter,<br />
- soil amendment and or mulch.<br />
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