When to choose a cardboard mini pallet?
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A Revopal cardboard mini pallet measures 600 × 800 mm and consists of a top sheet of recycled cardboard with pallet feet underneath. You choose it when your load is too small or too light for a pallet of 800 × 1200 mm, and when you want to ship without a pallet exchange system or ISPM 15 treatment for export. This article explains when the mini pallet is the right choice, and when a different size fits better.
What is a cardboard mini pallet?
The cardboard mini pallet from Revopal measures 600 × 800 mm and is made up of a top sheet of recycled cardboard with pallet feet underneath. Pallet feet are available in standard sizes and custom sizes, so the construction matches your load.
Revopal does not set the load capacity as standard, but per request. The pallet is available in different strengths and specifications; our advisers calculate with you based on your load and your shipping process.
When is a mini pallet the right choice?
Not every shipment deserves a pallet of 800 × 1200 mm. If your product fills a large pallet only partly, the half-size format means you do not transport empty space, and the pallet fits the shipment better.
A second situation is the pallet that stays behind with your customer. The mini pallet does not need to return through a pallet exchange system; it is fully recyclable and returns to the recycling process after use, where residual materials from production are also reused.
The size itself is an argument too: at 600 × 800 mm the pallet is small enough for shipments where a euro pallet takes up too much space, and light enough to move by hand.
- Your load does not fill a euro pallet of 800 × 1200 mm
- The pallet travels with the shipment and does not need to return through a pallet exchange system
- Your employees move pallets by hand
- You export and want to ship without ISPM 15 treatment
What do your employees notice?
The mini pallet is light. Anyone who picks up or moves pallets all day notices this immediately: lifting and shifting is less heavy.
In addition, there are no splinters or nails, so your employees are less likely to injure themselves. This difference with wood becomes visible as soon as employees work with pallets every day.
Where does the mini pallet come from?
Revopal has produced the pallets in the Netherlands since 2019. Production takes place in a socially responsible way and offers people who face barriers to employment an opportunity.
The material is recycled cardboard. When the pallet is no longer used, it returns to the recycling process, which provides an environmentally friendly waste stream.
And for export?
The cardboard mini pallet needs no ISPM 15 treatment for export and can therefore be used worldwide.
Because no pallet exchange system is involved, the pallet stays with the recipient. They can pass it on to the recycling process, so the material is usable again for new products. Read more about how that works on the page about the circular economy.
If you are unsure whether your shipment is suitable, include your shipping process in the request form; our adviser will look at it with you.
When should you choose a different size?
The mini pallet is not intended for storage in open racking; racking variants are available for that. Include this in your request and our adviser will think along with you.
If your load is larger or heavier, choose the cardboard euro pallet (800 × 1200 mm), the block pallet (1000 or 1200 × 1200 mm) or a custom pallet up to 3150 × 1200 mm. Those pallets are light and made of recycled cardboard too; their load capacity is also set per request.
A cardboard pallet for your shipment?
Tell us what you ship; we will work it out and send you a quotation.
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