Recycling:


  Industrial Pallet Corp. Expands Services for Waste Recycling: Leading Indiana Producer of Colored Mulch Runs New Rotochopper - Rotochopper Expands Waste Recycling Services: Industrial Pallet, Indiana-based pallet supplier, relies on Rotochopper machine to become leading market producer of colored mulch.  (9/1/2009)

  Indiana Recycler Grows with Move Into Market for Custom Pallets, Skids: Smart Products, Smetco Machines Do the Job for K&S Pallet - K&S Pallet: Indiana pallet recycling company takes off after moving into market for custom pallets, skids; Smart Products, Smetco machines get the job done.  (5/1/2008)

  Pallet King Gears Up to Serve PECO in Northern California: Company Puts SMETCO Automated Repair Line Back into Operation - Pallet King: Company gears up to serve pallet rental company PECO in northern California under new joint venture; Pallet King puts SMETCO automated pallet repair line back into operation.  (10/1/2007)

  Letter from Ed: Pallet Recycling Around the Globe - Recycling will continue to grow around the world as the pallet industry provides new and better services that wrap themselves into recycled products.  (8/1/2007)

  Standard Pallet for Canadian Cement Industry Promotes Recovery, Recycling - Cement Pallet Program: A standard pallet for the Canadian cement industry and a part-time administrator to oversee a recycling program promote pallet recovery and re-use.  (8/1/2007)

  Market Update: Recycled Pallet Demand Makes Modest, Mixed Gains - Recycled pallet demand has been mixed. Most markets are seeing modest improvement from levels that were slower in the second half of 2006. The reported gains are mixed, depending on the region.   (5/1/2007)

  Comparing Bandsaw Dismantlers, Automated Trim Saws For Recycling - Recycling Equipment: For many pallet recyclers, their first machines may be a dismantler and trim saw; information provided in table form about bandsaw dismantlers and trim saws.  (2/1/2007)

  Biomass Energy: The New Frontier? - Biomass Energy – The New Frontier?: John Zerbe, a former energy specialist with the U.S. Forest Service, analyzes the various technologies and the future of wood energy.  (8/1/2006)

  Can Sorting Increase Efficiency In Pallet Recycling Operations? - To Sort or Not: If you recycle pallets, should you sort them? Should the pallets be sorted before they go to the builders or after? A look at the ins and outs of pallet sorting operations.  (5/1/2006)

  New Beginnings Start at B&M Pallet Recycling - B & M Pallet Recycling: – This Arkansas pallet company has a different mission – to help ex-convicts find a new life after being released back into society; business is affiliated with a church.  (9/1/2005)

  Indiana Recycling Company Expands into Grinding Markets: Miller’s Wood Specialties Forms New Unit, Buys West Salem Machinery Grinder - Indiana recycling company expands into grinding markets; Miller’s Wood Specialties invests in West Salem Machinery grinder, creates new business unit.  (8/1/2005)

  Michigan Pallet Recycler Off to Fresh Start Following Fire; - Smart Products Helps Burton Pallet Recyclers Get Up, Running Again   (4/1/2005)

  North Carolina Recycling Survey - Future Recycling Surveys on the Horizon?   (2/2/2005)

  California Pallet Supplier Quick to Open the Door When Opportunity Knocks - Century Pallets Using Baker Products Portable Mill to Process Salvage Timber   (2/2/2005)

  Indiana Pallet Recycler Keeps Focus on Being ‘Customer Driven’ - Terry Products Relies on Econotool for Notching Cutter Heads  (2/2/2005)

  N.J. Recycler Increases Automation in Order to Improve Pallet Quality - Smetco Pallet Sorting System Also Increases Throughput   (1/3/2005)

  New Jersey Recycler Uses Unique Retrieval System - Highlights from 2004 Articles  (1/3/2005)

  Pallet Consultants Sets Up Affiliate Program - Highlights from 2004 Articles  (1/3/2005)

  New York Company Fired Most of Its Customers in Order to Improve Profits - Highlights from 2004 Articles  (1/3/2005)

  Entrepreneur Makes a Statement and Turns a Profit at the Same Time - Highlights from 2004 Articles  (1/3/2005)

  Buckeye Succeeds as ‘Full Service’ Provider of Shipping Products - Company Adds Cresswood Grinder to Extensive Mulch Operations  (11/8/2004)

  Cardinal Provides ‘Just-In-Time’ New, Recycled Pallets for Chicago Market - New Pallet Assembly Is Automated with Viking Turbo 505 Nailing Machine  (10/5/2004)

  Growth at Fla.-Based Pallet Consultants Is Sustained, Selective and Structured - Carefully structured expansion is the hallmark of Pallet Consultants  (9/1/2004)

  Deck Boards to Floor Boards - Company to Make Hardwood Flooring from Used Pallet Lumber  (8/1/2004)

  Mississippi Couple Is Growing More than Just a Pallet Recycling Business - A-1 Pallet Remanufacturing Reclaimed Lumber with Yield Pro and Profile Technology  (6/1/2004)

  Start-Up Indiana Pallet Recycler Takes Fast Track to Profitability, Success - Plating with Eagle Metal Plates and Equipment Integral to Operations at Pallet Recyclers  (5/1/2004)

  Contest Sponsored by Aussie Recycler Takes Reclaimed Lumber to New Heights - Craftsmen Take Recycled Crate Components, Make Them into Works of Art  (4/5/2004)

  Pallet Consultants Corp. Quickly Establishes National Presence - Name it, and Pallet Consultants Corp. probably does it, or soon will.  (2/2/2004)

  Minnesota Company Committed to Quality in Pallet Recycling - Berry Pallet Uses Viking Champions to Nail Recycled Lumber  (11/3/2003)

  Illinois Pallet Supplier Puts Strong Focus on Worker Safety - Huber Pallet’s Recycling Operations Automated by PRS, Smetco  (10/1/2003)

  Integrity, Building Mutual Trust Help Minnesota Pallet Supplier to Prosper - Recycling Operations Begin with Industrial Resources Sorting System  (10/1/2003)

  Just For Recyclers! - The new Recycle Record is the answer for those looking for more in-depth information and analysis on pallet recycling.  (9/2/2003)

  Midwest Pallet Expands, Adds Automated Sort and Repair Line - System from Industrial Resources of Michigan Recycles More Pallets with Less Labor  (9/2/2003)

  Florida Recycler’s Focus Is Serving Region’s Strong Agriculture Market - Two PRS Platers and Plates Enable SB to Upgrade No. 2 Pallets to No. 1  (8/1/2003)

  Pallet World Turns to Fully Automated Line for Recycling - Automated Machine Systems Helps Ohio Company Design, Integrate  (8/1/2003)

  ‘Nailing on the Fly’ Repair System Increases Efficiency, Pallet Yield - Applies Assembly Line Process to Pallet Repair  (8/1/2003)

  ‘Straight Line’ Pallet Repair System Lets Builders Make the Decisions - The ‘straight line’ system is one of the two main ways of automating pallet repairs and recycling.  (8/1/2003)

  Iowa Recycler Adds Manufacturing, Integrates with Portable Band Mill - Pallet Brokers Uses Wood-Mizer to Square Up Logs, Sam Baker Resaws to Make Lumber  (3/1/2003)

  Is the White Wood Pallet an Endangered Species? - Special Rerport Examines Ways to Make White Wood Pool More Effective  (3/1/2003)

  Piece Work Pay Provides Incentive but Requires Eye on Quality Control - Piece Rate Pay Systems Offer Advantages  (3/1/2003)

  Different Pallet Recyler Changed Focus, Climbed Up from Bottom - Texas Organization Provides Jobs, Training for Handicapped; Shop Equipped by Bronco, Smart Products  (3/1/2003)

  Illinois Recycler’s Focus Is Maximizing Recovery, Value - Trace Equipment Key Supplier of Disassemblers to Pallet Solution Inc.  (2/3/2003)

  Following 100-Pallet Formula Key to Success in Recycling - Key to successful pallet recycling is supply and demand: supply of deck boards must meet the demand of repair workers.  (1/6/2003)

  Kansas Recycler Puts Strong Focus on Wood Fiber Products; - Vermeer Equipment Grinder, Rexius Express Blower Trucks Aid Kansas Pallet  (11/1/2002)

  Recyclers Fight Back! - Letter from Ed  (11/1/2002)

  Bo Knows Pallets – and Recycling - PRS Automated Repair Line, Innovative Data Systems Technology Provide Big Boost for Georgia Company  (10/1/2002)

  American Products Is a Different Kind of Pallet Recycling Company - Maryland Company Focuses on Wood Fiber Products  (9/3/2002)

  Diversification Helps Rapp Bros. Thrive in Competitive Recycling - ''We Sell Ourselves on Quality and Service.''  (6/4/2002)

  Iowa Pallet Recycler Taking New Route to Profitability; - Automated Repair Line from Pallet Systems Mfg. Aids Krajicek Pallet Inc.  (5/3/2002)

  Planned, Well-Organized Recycling Yard Contributes to Profitability - Yard maintenance is a lot more than just bringing pallets in and taking pallets out.  (4/1/2002)

  Wal-Mart-CHEP Shows Strength of Ties Between Rental, Recycled - Markets in Transition  (2/1/2002)

  Leading Brit Recycler Aided by U.S. Machinery Supplier; - Automated Line Supplied by Pallet Repair Systems Helps U.K. Recycler  (2/1/2002)

  Recyclers Must Have A Plan For Success And Must Follow It - Here is a management plan that enables recyclers to start with one or two workers and expand to 15, 20 or more, maintaining the same profit margin.  (11/13/2001)

  Recycling: One More Hat? - Markets in Transition  (10/1/2001)

  Innovation Gets Oregon Pallet Recycler Off to a Fast Start - Oregon Pallet Co. has enjoyed extraordinary success for a young business; new West Salem Machinery Brute Portable Wood Recycler was developed especially for companies like Oregon Pallet.  (6/1/2001)

  Fewer Pallets Reaching Landfills, More Are Processed for Recovery - Cleaning Up: New research by Virginia Tech shows that fewer pallets are reaching landfills and more are being processed for recovery; study suggests partnering opportunities for pallet recyclers.  (5/1/2001)

  Centralized Approach to Sorting Used Lumber Improves Efficiency - Centralized Sorting: Recyclers who take a centralized approach to sorting used pallet components can reap a number of benefits, including improved efficiency and inventory control.  (3/1/2001)

  PECO Gaining as Alternative in the Arena of Pallet Rental - PECO Progress: PECO is making some gains as an alternative in the arena of pallet rental; the company's strategy is to seek a niche role based on service, not price.  (3/1/2001)

  Berry Pallet Finds Profits In Recycled Stringers - Berry Pallet: With the help of Profile Technology and Pallet Repair Systems, Berry Pallet is finding profits in recycled stringers; he overcame two problems recyclers face with used runners.  (2/1/2001)

  Core Supplies — What Is Going On? - Survey of pallet recyclers sponsored by Pallet Profile Weekly shows that a growing number of recyclers say that pallet cores are much easier to obtain.  (11/1/2000)

  Pallet Recyclers Can Start Small; Getting Lumber for Free Is a Key - Pallet recyclers can start small, but getting lumber for free is a key; Clarence Leising and Ian Liddell explain what it takes — and what it costs — for a start-up operation.  (9/1/2000)

  Colored Mulch Unit Rounds Out Kaple Lumber, Pallet Mill - Addition of colored mulch business unit rounds out Kaple Lumber and its pallet manufacturing operation; Ohio company turns to Becker-Underwood Second Harvester  (8/1/2000)

  RPCs Signal New Mindset Among Grocery Retailers - Corrugated boxes have been the mainstay in the produce industry. As closed loop systems have emerged, however, reusable plastic containers (RPCs) have attracted interest from major grocery retailers.  (4/1/2000)

  Pallet Companies Should Follow Path, Team with Logistics Industry - Reusables: We are being presented with a newly defined market. Are we ready for the redistribution challenge?  (4/1/2000)

  ‘Combo' Pallets Increase Margins, Bring Other Benefits to Recyclers - ‘Combo' pallets have come into their own in the past several years as lumber prices fluctuated sharply and customers looked for better deals; Clarence Leising shares his experience in this area.  (2/1/2000)

  Lax Controls Create Spooky Menace Called Pallet Theft - Column by Rick LeBlanc on pallet theft.  (7/1/1999)

  Core Crunch Changes Dynamics of Third-Party Management at Distribution Centers - Core Shortage : The growing core shortage is impacting third-party management services that pallet recyclers provide for distribution centers.  (3/1/1999)

  Computer Model Analyzes Landfills For On-Site Recycling Operations - Source of Cores: Landfills offer pallet recyclers a potential source of cores; researchers at Virginia Tech developed computer tool to analyze landfills for on-site pallet recycling.  (2/1/1999)

  Can Sorting Make Your Recycling Operation More Efficient? - To sort or not to sort - that is the question pallet recyclers ask themselves every day. Sorting can increase production and efficiency, but it also can be costly and a nightmare to supervise.  (11/1/1998)