Chances are, if you're interested in DIY projects, you've either created items using wood pallets, seen tutorials using these ...

We shipped empty boxes and glue to J&J ... that even a rube like me can repair one with a hammer and nails. If a plastic pallet breaks it cannot be repaired. It must be discarded whole.

the contaminant "would have to travel a long way," from the pallet and through a corrugated shipping container, a cardboard product packaging box, and then the plastic bottle itself. And such a ...

But in the last few months, pallet industry leaders have been caught up in brewing war over consumer safety that could easily rival the plastic versus wood cutting board battle of the 1990s.

The decision takes the company out of the U.S.-based big-box retailer’s plans to migrate all pallets used in its supply chains to plastic over time, given their longevity and low maintenance needs.