For many years now in Grand Rapids MI, pallet companies have been touting the big boost wooden skids are providing their clients from various industries.

For the people in Grand Rapids, wooden skids are the perfect products for three reasons:

1. It’s safer for the health.

2. It’s inexpensive to buy when repaired or recycled.

3. It’s easier to find.

The Advantages of Wooden Skids in the Eye of Grand Rapids MI

Wooden skids are very economical to use compared to plastic pallets if you’re considering the re-manufactured ones. In the issue of non-indigenous insects posing a serious threat to human and environmental health, I can only speak so much on behalf of Discount Pallet Company in Grand Rapids MI. Insect infestation is very common especially to wooden articles like wooden skids. But unlike plastic pallets, wooden skids provide solid friction that’s what pallets are built for. One of the biggest advantages is that wood, of course, being a "natural" material is definitely more environmentally friendly. Plastic, if left in a dump site, will take hundreds of years to decompose. Another advantage is it is easier to recycle a used wooden pallet than it would be for a plastic one. For wooden skids, we simply replace the broken parts here in Grand Rapids MI. For a plastic one however, we will need to melt it down to reform it back into a working pallet -- consuming a lot of energy and time.

Can plastic pallets become better substitute? Amid the nationwide news that spurred heated debate on which is more environmentally friendly, wood or plastic pallets, let us question not only the recyclability but also the biodegradability of the products.

HDPE, PP or PVC is what the plastic pallets are often made out of. And if you have read about these plastic materials, you know that two of these, PP and PVC, cannot be easily recycled or creates potentially harmful substances.

"PVC is not only dangerous to human health, but it is also a disaster to the environment throughout its entire life cycle, from the factory to our homes and even in the trash.

DEHP is one of the most common toxic phthalate additives as it is a suspected carcinogen and reproductive toxicant, which is widely found in PVC products. These chemicals can easily evaporate or leach out of PVC, posing a greater risk to consumers directly in contact with these products. Children are the most potential risk bearers as a wide range of toys are made of PVC, releasing toxins directly into the child’s body either through direct chewing or through inhaling toxins while playing." --http://www.eonecon.org/blog/2008/pvc-and-its-harmful-effects/

I strongly believe that the people of Grand Rapids MI are still in favor of wooden skids against its counterpart. In fact, the support DPC is receiving for wooden skids is more overwhelming than before these controversies arise. It only goes to show that Grand Rapids MI see that the issue about wooden skids and plastic pallets is not so much with what is more alarming and controversial, but with what can it be more inefficient and produce more long-term disadvantages. For every product, there are always the pros and cons; but for Grand Rapids MI, wooden skids are just perfect.