| This article is concise, but will walk you | | | | will make it easier for you to deliver the size your |
| step-by-step into the the profitable business of | | | | customers want. |
| wood pallet recycling. After your finished reading | | | | REPAIRING WOOD PALLETS: Any broken wood |
| this article you'll be ready and able to start your | | | | pallets can be quickly repaired by simply taking |
| own wood pallet recycling business. | | | | the worse of your broken wood pallets apart and |
| Anyone can run a wood pallet recycling business | | | | using the stock to repair the others. Most wood |
| and it's easy to get started. You can easily make | | | | pallets are made from oak and oak that has been |
| $125 a day and there is virtually no expensive | | | | seasoned is very hard to nail through, so to get |
| equipment to buy and you can get started with | | | | around this problem simply drill a small pilot hole |
| little to no money. | | | | for the nail. All broken planks on a wood pallet |
| SUPPLIES NEEDED: There is only a few things | | | | must be replaced before selling it. |
| you'll need to get started in your own wood pallet | | | | SELLING YOUR WOOD PALLETS: Manufacturing |
| recycling business. A pick-up truck, a pair of work | | | | companies in your area will buy your wood pallets. |
| gloves, an electric drill, a hammer and some nails. | | | | Simply call or visit each company and let them |
| You might want to build up the sides of your | | | | know you have wood pallets for sale. You can |
| pick-up truck, so you can haul more wood pallets | | | | usually sell your used wood pallets to them for |
| per load. Keep in mind when your out collecting | | | | $2.50 to $3.50 each depending upon their condition |
| wood pallets you'll want to make as few trips as | | | | and size. A busy company will order 50-100 pallets |
| possible, which will help keep your gas expenses | | | | every week, so if you can get just 5 companies |
| low and it save you time and that puts more | | | | buying 50 wood pallets from you at $2.50 each, 5 |
| money in your pocket. | | | | days a week then you would earn $625 a week |
| FINDING WOOD PALLETS: Finding wood pallets to | | | | or $125 a day. |
| recycle in your area is much easier than you | | | | The wood pallets you can't sell to manufacturing |
| might think. Everywhere you go like department | | | | companies can be sold to a local pallet company. |
| stores, malls, factories and any business that | | | | You can find pallet companies listed in the phone |
| produces or sells large volumes of products you'll | | | | book. Most wood pallet recyclers simply sell to a |
| find wood pallets lying around. | | | | pallet company, because it's easier, but your |
| When you find wood pallets simply go into the | | | | profits will be less. |
| business and talk to the manager or owner and | | | | Once a company buys pallets from you there is |
| tell them that you will remove their wood pallets | | | | no waiting to get paid. You'll get paid upon delivery. |
| for free. They should be happy to give them to | | | | This is one of the great benefits of the wood |
| you, as most companies have to pay to have | | | | pallet recycling business. Another benefit of the |
| their wood pallets hauled off. | | | | wood pallet business is that you are the boss and |
| Explain to the manager or owner that you will | | | | you choose your own work hours. |
| stop by and pick up their wood pallets on a | | | | CLOSING COMMENTS: As you can see by reading |
| regular basis and by doing this you'll be establishing | | | | this article the wood pallet recycling business is |
| a route and a relationship with each company that | | | | pretty easy to start and that anyone can do it |
| you pick up wood pallets for and this way they | | | | that's willing to do a little work. You don't need a |
| won't give them away to anyone else. | | | | large investment like other business start-ups |
| Once you have collected all your wood pallets | | | | require and you can start making money right |
| you'll need to sort them by size, because your | | | | away. |
| customers buy wood pallets by size. For example | | | | I wish you much success in your new wood pallet |
| a common size is 36"x48", so place all your wood | | | | recycling business! |
| pallets this size in one stack and by doing this it | | | | |