{"id":9751,"date":"2021-08-05T07:04:43","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T07:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farmandanimals.com\/?p=9751"},"modified":"2021-08-28T08:40:49","modified_gmt":"2021-08-28T08:40:49","slug":"how-to-recycle-wooden-pallets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farmandanimals.com\/how-to-recycle-wooden-pallets\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Recycle Wooden Pallets On A Farm?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you’re wondering how to recycle wood pallets on a farm, you’ll find that the Internet is loaded with ideas. There are all kinds of pallet projects you can try, but to make sure you’re using your pallets safely and productively, you’ll want to keep the following tips in mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Do You Dispose of Wooden Pallets?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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One of the easiest ways to recycle wooden pallets is to donate them to a recycling facility. Recyclers often collect pallets to be reused. Especially if they were only used for basic farm-related tasks like shipping feed, they are often just gently used and can easily be repaired and refurbished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If they’re beyond repair, recycling facilities might use them for mulch. You may even be able to get a small payment for pallets of various sizes and materials when you return them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes you can sell used pallets or give them away, too. There are scrap pallet buyers that will buy pallets for the wood or to sell back to other companies. If you don’t care about getting any money for your pallets, then just putting them by the side of the road with a “free”<\/em> sign is always an option as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some farmers prefer just to burn old pallet wood to get rid of it. This isn’t the best idea. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although most pallet wood will burn fast and hot, allowing you to dispose of it in a jiffy, it’s often treated with harmful chemicals that can make you sick if you breathe in the fumes. Often, nails and other fasteners will be left behind, too, posing a potential hazard in your firepit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fortunately, there are plenty of ways you can recycle wooden pallets instead of discarding them. Throwing out wooden pallets is a waste of resources, so instead, you should consider some of the options below for recycling them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Are Pallets Recycled? 9 Options<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Here are nine fun ideas you can try if you want to use up a stack of pallet wood on your farm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Build a Fence: How to Use Wooden Pallets for a Fence<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Building a wooden fence out of pallets is one of the easiest ways to repurpose them. You have a few options here. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can either pry apart each individual board and re-nail it according to the fence specifications and measurements you already have in mind, or you can create a more rudimentary fence by positioning your pallets upright in a line and hooking them together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The latter option works great for containing livestock while the first is better if you’re trying to achieve a more polished look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Composting: How to Make a Compost Bin from Wooden Pallets<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Building a compost bin is one of the best ways to repurpose and reuse old pallet wood. There are countless different plans you can follow, but if you search for compost pallet projects online, you’re sure to find one that works well for the materials you already have on hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The simplest design is to make a compost bin out of three wood pallets:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Make two corners by using 4X4s;<\/li>
  2. Secure each wood pallet to the back corners with heavy-duty wire (zip ties will even work in a pinch);<\/li>
  3. You can then add front pieces, if desired, to secure the open corners, or you can insert stakes through the gaps in the wood pallet slats into the ground.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    This design will create an open-air style compost that has no cover on top and rests directly on the ground. That way, it’s easy to turn and aerate your bin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    If you want to get more advanced than that, you can make a three-bin compost system<\/a> that will allow you to have: <\/p>\n\n\n\n