Pallet Fate Report

Count the pallets leaving your site and say where they go now and where they could go. You get tons diverted from landfill, the change in emissions from EPA's WARM model, a scope 3 category 5 figure from EPA's emission factors hub, and a paragraph you can adapt for a report.

Factors last checked October 27, 2026 by repallet.org editors. Method and worked examples

ZIP code (sets the state)

State

Pallets leaving the site

Per

Pooled share (%) CHEP, PECO, iGPS

Plastic share (%) not pooled

Typical wood pallet

Average weight (lb)

Weights are new 48×40 in. designs from USDA Forest Products Laboratory report FPL-RP-707, Table 2. Used and repaired pallets vary; weigh a few of yours if you can.

Where they go now (%)

Landfill

Burned

Reuse

Ground

Adds up to 100%.

Where they would go (%)

Landfill

Burned

Reuse

Ground

Adds up to 100%.

Settings and costs

Landfill gas setting (WARM)

Count burning with energy recovery as diversion

Costs are optional and never filled in for you. Enter your own quotes.

Haul cost per pull ($)

Tipping fee ($ per ton)

Pulls per month now

Pulls per month proposed

Recycler rebate per reused pallet ($, negative if they charge)

Sources

Documentation for Greenhouse Gas Emission and Energy Factors Used in WARM, Version 16: Construction Materials Chapters, ch. 12 Wood Products (EPA-530-R-23-020) U.S. EPA. Accessed October 27, 2026. Exhibits 12-3 (p. 12-3), 12-9, 12-13, 12-15 and 12-16 (p. 12-10).
GHG Emission Factors Hub 2025, Table 9 (Scope 3 Category 5 and Category 12) U.S. EPA Center for Corporate Climate Leadership. Accessed October 27, 2026. The 2025 Hub is the latest listed on the Hub page on the access date.
Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Accounting and Reporting Standard GHG Protocol (WRI/WBCSD). Accessed October 27, 2026. Box 5.6 and section 9.5 on avoided emissions; section 5.5 category descriptions.
Cradle-to-grave life-cycle assessment of wooden pallet production in the United States (Res. Pap. FPL-RP-707) USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory (Alanya-Rosenbaum and Bergman, 2020). Accessed October 27, 2026. Table 2 (p. 8): average weights of 48×40 in. designs.
Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator: Calculations and References U.S. EPA. Accessed October 27, 2026. 4.29 metric tons CO2e per gasoline passenger vehicle per year; page updated August 4, 2026.