These are the questions South Bay docks ask most about selling, clearing and buying pallets, answered plainly. Each answer links to the guide or area with more detail.
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Pallet recyclers, resellers and shippers who need pallets for outbound loads. Requests come from docks between Alviso and Gilroy; see sell surplus pallets.
It depends on grade, size, count and condition. No price is published; the order is Grade A, then Grade B, then a core. See what a used pallet is worth.
Describe the pile: count, sizes, condition and access. Sound pallets sell, repairable ones are recycled, and broken ones are cleared. See how to get rid of pallets.
Wood pallets and crates need the ISPM 15 heat-treatment mark for most destinations. See reading the HT stamp.
Grade A has no repairs and needs none. Grade B has been repaired with replaced deck boards, plates or plugs. See the grade guide.
A 48 by 40 pallet covers about 13.3 square feet. See the footprint guide and the floor calculator.
A used pallet a shipper no longer needs, sold or handed on for inspection, repair, dismantling or grinding. See pallet cores.
A mixed load is a normal request. Describe the mix and the access; see mixed loads. No pickup day or time is promised here.
About 26 48x40s in a straight load and up to about 30 turned; see trailer counts.
Give the count as it is, even a small one. See stores and small business for small piles.
Santa Clara County from Alviso to Gilroy, plus Fremont. See the areas.
No. Prices and stock depend on the week and the load, so none are published.
Yes. Used Grade A and B, combo, new, custom and heat-treated pallets can be requested; see buy sorted pallets.
No. It is for wood shipping pallets and crates.