Paper pallets are shipping or display pallet

Pallet

A pallet , sometimes called a skid, is a flat transport structure that supports goods in a stable fashion while being lifted by a forklift, pallet jack, front loader or other jacking device. A pallet is the structural foundation of a unit load which allows handling and storage efficiencies...

s made from paperboard

Paperboard

Paperboard is a thick paper based material. While there is no rigid differentiation between paper and paperboard, paperboard is generally thicker than paper. According to ISO standards, paperboard is a paper with a basis weight above 224 g/m2, but there are exceptions. Paperboard can be single...

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Construction

Paper shipping pallets come in corrugated fiberboard, partial wood decks or engineered with laminated paperboard

Paperboard

Paperboard is a thick paper based material. While there is no rigid differentiation between paper and paperboard, paperboard is generally thicker than paper. According to ISO standards, paperboard is a paper with a basis weight above 224 g/m2, but there are exceptions. Paperboard can be single...

. Some are made of paperboard composite honeycomb.

Comparisons

Advantages of paper pallets include:

• Lighter weight than wood or steel
• Disposable
• Recyclable
• Very flexible to adapt to special transport needs
• Meet IPPC
  IPPC
  IPPC can mean:* International Plant Protection Convention* Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control...
  
   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

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 designer and manufacturer of paper pallets was Innovative Enterprises, Inc. then of St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...

. In 1992 Innovative Enterprises moved operations to Washington, Missouri

Washington, Missouri

Washington is a city on the Missouri River in Franklin County, Missouri, United States. The population was 13,243 at the 2000 census. It is the corn cob pipe capital of the world, with Missouri Meerschaum located in Washington.-Geography:...

. There they continues to provide paper pallet solutions for major manufacturers across the Midwest United States.