At PH Pallets and Purebed we are proud to have recycling at the heart of our core business model.

We understand the importance of environmental protection and comply with all environmental legislation, regulations and appropriate codes of practice relating to the processes and activities of the company. We offer both closed loop and open loop recycling processes.

We are committed to minimising the environmental impact of our operations and an accredited wood processor we help businesses dispose of their own waste and transform it into new products.

Re-use
We buy and sell used pallets, which avoid the use of fresh timber for new replacements.
Pallets are collected, hand sorted, contamination removed and recycled. (cardboard plastic)
And good pallets are stocked for resale. (closed loop)

Repair
Damaged pallets are assessed to see if they can be repaired. We put back for resale any pallets that can be economically repaired. (closed loop)

Redistribute
Pallets that can’t be repaired and stripped for parts. The Components can then be used to repair damaged pallets. (closed loop)

Repurpose
Any pallets that are unusable are chipped and transformed into Purebed – Grade A, dust-free animal bedding for sale to the public and equine businesses.  (open loop)

Recycle

• Plastic waste that comes with the pallets received from other business is sorted and collected by waste management company
• Any nails and metals extracted from pallets during the process are recycled
• Dust extracted from the chipping process is used for cattle bedding
• The end product (Purebed) is rated as ‘compostable’ by the organic farmers society

PH Pallets Accreditations

ISO 9001:2015                        Quality Management System
ISO 14001:2015                      Environmental Management System
BS ISO/IEC 27001:2013           Information Security Management System
ISO 450001:2018                    Occupational Health & Safety Management System

General business operations

In addition we reduce our environmental impact using the following measures:

• Reduce the amount of waste produced, our manufacturing equipment and processes mean that we can re-use the majority of materials that enter site. Our waste volume is just 3% of total production.

• monitor our water use and effluent production

• review and enforce our sustainable procurement policy to align with good practice

• make a representative available for community meetings if required/possible 

• carry our regular audits to comply with our and our client’s obligations.

• minimise noise from the site We carry out noise surveys and vibration surveys

• work closely with environmental advisors and regulators to improve our overall environmental credentials and ensure the ongoing conservation of sensitive ecosystems for which we are responsible.

•  Our operation takes place on one site keeping our transportation emissions and carbon footprint to a minimum.  We operate within a 50miles radius to keep journeys minimum

•  If small quantities or orders are to be delivered outside of the radius a courier is used to reduce impact.

Improvement will be continuous and the company will report internally and externally on its future progress.