Reusable pallets could save millions of trees from being felled

An innovation targeting the wasting of pallets in construction has won support from some of the sector’s key players. 

Some 18m wooden pallets – requiring a total 6,000 acres of forestry – are manufactured for use by the UK’s building industry each year. But estimates suggest 90 per cent are used only once and make up a tenth of the sector’s waste stream. 

Now, The Pallet LOOP – a joint venture between …

Source image: The Pallet Loop

Source text: Positive.News