epalrecycling.comEuro pallet reference for the US and Canada

Recycle broken euro pallets

For pallets that are broken, contaminated, unlicensed repairs or past saving. Send the count and location and we pass the request to one North American used-packaging partner who handles recycling.

Document
REQ-002
Sheet
Requests
Last reviewed
Sources
2 cited
The pallets
Where and who

We pass your request to one North American used-packaging marketplace partner, who contacts you about it. See privacy.

Which pallets belong here

EPAL's classification lists the faults that make a Euro pallet not fit for use: missing or broken parts, a block twisted out by more than about 1 cm, visible nail tips, contamination such as oil, paint, mould or odour, repairs outside the licensed system and no legible EPAL mark. The defects index covers each one. Sound pallets are usually worth more sold than recycled, so sort first if you can.

Tell the recycler about contamination

If pallets carried chemicals, oil or food that spoiled, say so in the notes. It changes how they can be handled and processed.

Sources

Last reviewed . Figures come from these publications; follow the links for the current versions.

  1. EPAL Quality Classification poster (edition 08/2023), European Pallet Association e.V.
  2. ISPM 15, Regulation of wood packaging material in international trade (adopted 2018, published 2019), IPPC Secretariat / FAO