GreenBlock Pallets - New Invention!
An eco-friendly revolution in materials handling. Reduce costs, reduce weight, increase strength, all while shrinking your carbon footprint.
GreenBlock is a structural pallet block, engineered by Pallets LLC and powered by Yellow USA Ohio LLC, that replaces the wood blocks inside a standard pallet. It carries heavy loads at a fraction of the weight of wood, fits the pallets you already build, and breaks down cleanly once its working life is over. Pallets LLC has spent 20 years manufacturing pallets and is a member of WoodPack Global (formerly the National Wooden Pallet and Container Association), so the block comes from people who make pallets for a living.
What Can GreenBlock Do for You?
GreenBlock improves the pallet at every stage it touches. The same block that makes a pallet lighter and stronger also makes it cheaper to build, simpler to handle on the warehouse floor, and less expensive to move once it is loaded. The benefits below show where those gains land, from the first purchase order to the last mile of the trip.
GreenBlock can reduce your costs across your entire supply chain
GreenBlock will reduce pallet weight
GreenBlock can significantly reduce the fuel costs from shipping
GreenBlock significantly reduces wood consumption
GreenBlock increases pallet strength and stiffness
GreenBlock helps to limit moisture build-up
GreenBlock pallets can be stackable, rackable, and conveyable
GreenBlock pallets can be picked up from any angle by a forklift
GreenBlock helps strengthen each pallet by eliminating any lateral collapse
GreenBlock will reduce your CO2 footprint
With GreenBlock, you can issue fewer purchase orders, lower your movement cost, reduce product damage, and reduce employee injuries
With GreenBlock's nestable design, you can reduce your footprint by getting 80% more empty pallets in the same space, whether on a truck, in the warehouse, or in the yard
GreenBlock is customizable to your unique specifications
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What is GreenBlock?
GreenBlock starts from a simple idea: design the best possible pallet block from scratch. Instead of sawing blocks from lumber or molding them from generic composite, Pallets LLC builds GreenBlock from agricultural and wood fibers held together with biodegradable binders, then engineers it to take the daily abuse a working pallet absorbs. The result is tough where it matters and clean at the end of its life.
GreenBlock is more durable than the standard pine block and more than 100 percent more durable than a standard composite block
And yet, GreenBlock is 100% biodegradable
GreenBlock is made from sustainable agricultural by-products
GreenBlock is made with biodegradable bonding agents
GreenBlock is ISM15 compliant
GreenBlock is a highly resistant block, reducing cracks and fractures
GreenBlock is resistant to contaminants and insects
GreenBlock is adaptable to both heat and cold
GreenBlock is machine-built to ensure the quality and consistency of each block
How strong is that in real numbers? A single GreenBlock supports more than 25,000 pounds while weighing under three pounds, because its dense internal structure spreads stress across the whole block. In testing, nine blocks hold a four-ton plywood load while weighing under two pounds combined, and the blocks shrug off forklift abuse, repeated hammer blows, and being dragged under a 3,000-pound load. You can watch GreenBlock run through real load and abuse tests to see it hold up.
What Makes GreenBlock Sustainable?
GreenBlock's sustainability starts with the material itself. Because each block is made from agricultural by-products instead of fresh-cut timber, the environmental gains carry through its entire life, from how it is sourced to how far it travels to how it breaks down at the end. The points below trace that path from raw input to lower carbon output.
GreenBlock reduces deforestation
GreenBlock reduces wood waste in landfills
GreenBlock reduces fuel consumption
GreenBlock will reduce your CO2 footprint
A smaller wood footprint matters more than it first appears. Virginia Tech's unit-load research center counts more than 2.6 billion pallets in circulation in the United States, and over 93% of goods worldwide move on a palletized load. Most of those pallets are wood: according to a Virginia Tech and WoodPack Global market study, wood makes up more than 90% of pallet inventory and the industry uses a large share of US lumber every year. Every block GreenBlock replaces trims that demand.
What are GreenBlock's Additional Benefits?
The advantages here come down to precision and proof. A pallet is only as strong as the fit between its parts, and GreenBlock holds far tighter dimensions than a block cut on a standard saw, which means cleaner connections and a higher safe working load. On top of that, every block is checked before it ships, so reliability is verified rather than assumed.
Each GreenBlock is individually tested. Any block that does not meet our specifications automatically fails.
The optimal pallet block has very tight dimensions, and our GreenBlocks hold to a much tighter spec than blocks cut with a normal saw. This allows for better pallet connectivity, ensuring a higher maximum safety load.
GreenBlock vs. a Traditional Wood Pallet Block
For buyers comparing the two side by side, here is how a GreenBlock stacks up against the wood block it replaces.
Industries That Run on GreenBlock
GreenBlock fits operations where pallets do heavy, repeated work, including logistics and distribution, retail, manufacturing, and agriculture. We work with each client to match the block to their loads and supply chain, whether you build pallets for resale or ship your own product.
Key Takeaways
GreenBlock replaces the wood blocks in any standard pallet and is built by a pallet manufacturer with 20 years in the trade and WoodPack Global membership.
It is light and strong: one block holds more than 25,000 pounds at under three pounds, and it outlasts both pine and composite blocks.
It is clean: fully biodegradable, made from agricultural by-products, and built to a tight, tested spec.
It saves money: less wood per pallet, 80% more empties per truckload, fewer purchase orders, and less product damage.
It lowers your carbon footprint by cutting wood use, landfill waste, and fuel.