Goplasticpallets recycles 3,000 tonnes of plastic pallets since 2019
UK pallet supplier Goplasticpallets.com says its take-back scheme, launched in 2019, has now recycled 3,000 tonnes of used plastic pallets and boxes, collected regardless of original supplier and processed at a recycling centre in Belgium. The company estimates the volume has avoided more than 2,500 tonnes of CO2e versus landfill, citing WRAP conversion factors.
Why this mattersA small operator's closed-loop collection scheme shows demand for supplier-agnostic plastic pallet take-back is building among industrial customers.
- Goplasticpallets.com has recycled 3,000 tonnes of plastic pallets and boxes since launching the scheme in 2019
- More than 540 truckloads of collected plastic have been sent to its recycling centre in Belgium for reprocessing into new products
- The company estimates the recycled volume has saved over 2,500 tonnes of CO2e versus landfill, using WRAP conversion factors
- Finance director Lee Denyer said much of the material recycled is first-generation pallets and boxes supplied many years ago
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