Wood Product Recycling - Inca Presswood Pallets

Utilizing & Recycling the “Spent” Inca Presswood Pallet

Litco International Inc. has recognized the need and is dealing with the issue of recycling the Inca presswood products. There are several methods of re-use of “spent” presswood pallets to extend their material’s useful life in other areas. Presented below you will find a partial list of successful applications that are currently in use. These applications are mutually beneficial to industry and to the environment.

New Inca Presswood Pallets

“Spent” Inca Presswood Pallets are ground into wood fibers, recycled, reprocessed and used in manufacturing new Inca Pallets.

Boiler Fuel

“Spent” Incas are ground up at the Inca Pallet plant in Mississippi and used as boiler feed stock to provide energy for manufacturing new Inca Pallets. Additional grinding operations in central Ohio grind “spent” Inca Pallets that are used to produce energy at a paper mill.

Top Soil

“Spent” Inca Presswood Pallets are recycled by a northern Ohio top soil producer. They are combining the “spent” Incas with leaves and grass clipping into a first-grade top soil.

Turkey Bedding

In central Iowa, “spent” Inca Presswood Pallets are presently converted into turkey bedding. Through a multi-stage grinding process, the pallets are processed to the size and texture necessary.

Livestock Bedding

At a mid-western Ohio location, “spent” Inca Presswood Pallets are ground and used in a controlled dairy farm for the absorption of urine and manure. Once used in this process, the bedding goes through a secondary recycling process to be used again in the same application.

Floor Absorbent

In northeastern Illinois, “spent” Inca Pallets are mixed with other materials to create an absorbent floor maintenance compound to clean up spills.

Composting

Extensive research and testing has been completed by the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center which states that Inca Pallets can be converted into compost material.

Continually Looking To The Future

Litco is committed to explore and develop new methods for recycling “spent” Inca Pallets and will continue to in the future.

For more information on the above applications, contact the Environmental Affairs Department at info@litco.com.