Paper pallet

A block-style corrugated pallet.

An image of different sizes of corrugated pallets with paper cores elements.

Paper pallets are shipping or display pallets made from paperboard.

Construction

Paper shipping pallets, also referred to as "ecopallets", come in corrugated fiberboard, partial wood decks or engineered with laminated paperboard. Some are made of paperboard composite honeycomb.

There are many different design configurations that exist within the paper pallet market that may use glue, staples and paper cores in their assembly, although designs have been engineered from just two flat corrugated boards.

Comparisons

Advantages of paper pallets include:

Lighter weight than wood or steel
Thinner than wood, more products shipped on a load
Disposable
Recyclable
Very flexible to adapt to special transport needs
Meet Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) requirements
Meet international regulations on trade (ISPM)
No fumigation
Environmental Friendly
Clean and dust free

Disadvantages of paper pallets include:

Susceptible to moisture
Lack stiffness compared to most other pallet materials

History

It is believed that the first American designer and manufacturer of paper pallets was Innovative Enterprises, Inc. then of St. Louis, Missouri. In 1992, Innovative Enterprises moved operations to Washington, Missouri.

References

Fiedler, R. M, "Distribution Packaging Technology", IoPP, 1995
McKinlay, A. H., "Transport Packaging",IoPP, 2004
Soroka, W, "Fundamentals of Packaging Technology", IoPP, 2002, ISBN 1-930268-25-4
Yam, K. L., "Encyclopedia of Packaging Technology", John Wiley & Sons, 2009, ISBN 978-0-470-08704-6
Corrugated Paper EcoPallets: http://ecopallets.co.ke

Packaging

General topics	Active packaging Child-resistant packaging Disposable food packaging Food packaging Luxury packaging Modified atmosphere/modified humidity packaging Package pilferage Package testing Packaging engineering Pharmaceutical packaging Reusable packaging Shelf life Sustainable packaging Tamper-evident Tamper resistance Wrap rage

Containers	Aerosol spray Aluminium bottle Aluminum can Ampoule Antistatic bag Bag-in-box Bags and flexible containers Barrel Biodegradable bag Blister pack Bottle Box Bulk box Carboy Carton Chub Clamshell Corrugated box design Crate Drum Envelope Flexible intermediate bulk container Foam food container Folding carton Insulated shipping container Intermediate bulk container Jar Jerrycan Jug Juicebox Keg Matryoshka doll Multi-pack Oyster pail Packet (container) Padded mailer Pail Paper bag Paper sack Plastic bag Plastic bottle Popcorn bag Retort pouch Sachet Security bag Self-heating can Self-heating food packaging Shaker-style pantry box Shipping container Skin pack Spray bottle Tin can Tube Unit load Vial Wooden box

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Paper pallet

Construction

Comparisons

History

See also

References