Recycled pallets are sold by grade, commonly #1 (grade A) and #2 (grade B). The grades aren't standardised across the industry, so a buyer should define them in the contract.
Recycled pallets usually cost less than new, and their price depends on core supply as well as lumber.
See also
- Grade A (#1) pallet
- Trade name for the top grade of recycled 48×40 pallet: whole, with few or no repairs.
- Grade B (#2) pallet
- Trade name for a repaired recycled 48×40 pallet, a step below grade A; definitions vary by supplier.
- Core
- A used pallet collected for sorting, repair or recycling.
- Remanufactured pallet
- A pallet built from components salvaged from dismantled used pallets.