The
Benefits of Wood Products
There are many benefits of using wood pallets, skids, and boxes.
First and foremost, wood products are recycleable, reusable, repairable
and biodegradable.
The durablility of this natural resource is unmatched in the industry,
in addition to the cost-effective nature and safety of using a renewable
resource.
Maintenance on these products is simple, and the production process
allows for larger quantities and greater availability.
Forestry Facts
• About 1/3 of the entire US land mass is covered with forest
- about 737 million acres.
• Each year Americans plant at least 1.6 million trees or
about 6 trees for every one we use. Millions more trees are naturally
generated.
• More trees are growing in America's forests today than at
any other time since the early 1890's.
• Standing timber volume per acre in US forests today is 30%
greater than in 1952.
• The US has permanently protected 104 million acres of land,
much of it forested in the Wilderness Preservation System. It's
part of a larger total of 270 million acres that is off limits to
all commercial activity, including logging, mining and grazing.
(© 1996 NWPCA, Brochure, Challenge:To choose
a planet-friendly pallet material that also meets your performance
needs.) |
