The leader of an association of pallet recycling companies in the greater Atlanta area is hoping that recyclers in other states will follow the example of the businesses in Georgia and form their own local or state associations to promote...

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The executive committee of the National Wooden Pallet and Container Association Recyclers Council recently agreed to ask the association’s standards committee to approve a revision to the NWPCA’s Uniform Standard for Wood Pallets. The proposed revision would change the standard...

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A few years ago, I went with a contingent of forest products leaders to discuss a slate of issues with members of the U.S. Congress. One of the top five industry priorities was the repeal of the estate tax, commonly...

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Many years ago my first boss used to remind me that integrity was everything. (Get over it right away, or you’ll never climb up that corporate ladder in this business, he joked). Cheap quips aside, he tried to be a...

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A relatively short time ago the Asian long-horned beetle problem in Chicago made national news. Wooden packaging coming from China was the culprit. Since then international concerns about wooden packaging have been more common. Much wooden packaging is made of...

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GREENSBORO, N.C. — The fate of a used pallet is never in doubt long at Pallet Express Inc. A sorter decides quickly whether to repair it, take it apart, or grind it. And off it goes to a repair table,...

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Pallet businesses and sawmills produce significant volumes of waste wood material as a by-product of their operations. Suppliers of grinding and shredding equipment can help them convert wood waste to other marketable products. Whether the company is fully integrated, with...

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Pallet businesses, whether pallet recycling operations or new pallet manufacturing companies, can generate significant quantities of scrap wood and other waste wood material. Whether the company is fully integrated, with its own sawmill or scragg mill, remanufacturing lumber into pallet...

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SHILOH, Ohio — Six years ago, the owners of Kaple Lumber Co. noticed a demand for colored mulch and started a new division, Kaple N-ViroMulch, to meet it. Decisive, yes, but strategic product placement is the legacy of Kaple Lumber....

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Last December I wrote a letter entitled “Take Me to Your Leader.” The NWPCA was starting its search for a new president, only the fourth person to hold that position in over 50 years. I met Bruce Scholnick, the new...

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