NextLife Integrates Pallets into Plastic Recycling Programs

NextLife Recycling is expanding its TuffStack pallet line from one to five. TuffStack plastic pallets are made from 100 percent recycled content and present both economic and environmental benefits over traditional wood and plastic pallets.

NextLife pallets are manufactured from post-consumer film and bags collected from grocery and retail chains.

Because NextLife works with distribution centers and warehouses for major grocery and retail chains, NextLife understands their recycling program needs and their specific material handling requirements. Waste generators typically sell their plastic scrap simply based on "price per pound," and often to the highest bidder. Focusing on price - and price only - can result in short-changing a company's recycling program. With both economic and environmental benefits outweighing a mere half-penny, what happens to plastic scrap after it is sold matters, and is the difference between a good and a great recycling program.

"At the end of the day, waste generators can sell their scrap to anybody," said Jeff Silver, vice president of Business Operations for NextLife Recycling. "The major difference is that NextLife offers waste generators significant value and strategic benefit well beyond the initial scrap sale. Our closed-loop programs help companies maximize the overall return on their recycling program and give those programs sustainability. It's a win-win for the distribution centers, the environment and a natural fit for NextLife."

The TuffStack pallet line offers a variety of plastic pallets for light, medium and heavy duty uses. The pallets have dynamic load capacities ranging from 2,500 to 5,500 pounds, and are offered in varying deck sizes and designs.