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Pallet Passport
Stencil an ID on a pallet and it stops being anonymous. Every batch through our yard carries an RPC- number recording where it came from, what we did to it and where it went next. Look one up.
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A Pallet Passport is a batch-level record of a specific load of pallets: source, intake and processing dates, unit count, repairs performed, boards replaced, lumber recovered, CO₂e avoided, mass diverted from landfill, and where the batch went next.
It exists because a weight ticket is a receipt, not reporting. Auditors like it because it is a record rather than an estimate.
Try a live batch: RPC-25-3317, RPC-25-2043, RPC-25-1190, RPC-24-0837, RPC-24-0552, RPC-25-4002
What a record contains
Provenance
Where the batch came from — industry, city, intake date — and the weighbridge reading on arrival.
Work performed
Every repair on the line: boards replaced, stringers companioned, notches plugged, units rejected.
Recovery
Board feet of lumber returned to circulation, ferrous scrap separated, fibre produced.
Impact
CO₂e avoided and mass diverted, with the factor named and the methodology linked.
Destination
Where the batch went next, in plain language rather than a customer code.
Life cycle number
Which life this batch is on, of an expected seven for a well-kept hardwood core.
Why it matters
A weight ticket is not reporting
“We recycled our pallets” is not a number. The useful figure is the disposition split — how much was reused, repaired, remanufactured, recovered and ground — because those have very different footprints.
See how we count- 01
Ask for the split
Not just the tonnage. Any recycler who cannot produce it is giving you a receipt.
- 02
Ask what was landfilled
And whether that number is audited by anyone.
- 03
Ask which carbon factor
And where it comes from. Most differences between operators are methodology, not performance.
- 04
Ask for batch level
An annual summary cannot be tied to your own loads.
About the Passport
Where do I find my batch ID?
Stencilled on the pallets themselves and printed on your dispatch paperwork. It starts with RPC-, then the intake year, then a four-digit lot number — for example RPC-25-3317.
Can I use this in a sustainability report?
That is what it is for. The counts and weights are measurements from our weighbridge and sort line; the only modelled component is the carbon factor, which is published in full on the methodology page.
How long are records kept?
Batch records are retained for seven years and the load photographs for three. If you need something older, ask — the paper files go back further than the database does.
My batch is not showing up.
Only a sample of batches is published here. For your own loads, send us the reference and we will send the full record, including the photographs taken before the trailer doors closed.
Why build this at all?
It started as a notebook entry to settle an argument about how many lives a pallet really gets. The answer was seven. The notebook became this. There is a longer version in the journal.
A worked example of the record
This is what one batch record contains, field by field, using a real batch from last August.
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Batch reference | RPC-25-3317 | Opened at the gate |
| Intake date | 14 August | Weighbridge |
| Processed date | 16 August | Sort line |
| Source | Regional grocery DC, Commerce City | Customer record |
| Units | 640 | Sort line count |
| Footprint | 48" x 40" GMA stringer | Sort line |
| Grade achieved | Grade A (#1) | Post-repair re-grade |
| Boards replaced | 142 | Repair line tally |
| Reclaimed lumber used | 388 board feet | De-nailing line |
| CO₂e avoided | 3,072 kg | 640 × 4.8 kg, net of freight |
| Landfill diverted | 10.4 t | Weighbridge |
| Life cycle | #4 of an expected 7 | Batch tracking |
| Outcome | Front Range beverage packer, standing order | Dispatch record |
| Photographs | 5 images, pre-dispatch | Retained 3 years |
How it compares with what most recyclers issue
| Weight ticket | Annual certificate | Pallet Passport | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tied to your specific load | Yes | No | Yes |
| Unit count | No | Sometimes | Yes |
| Disposition split | No | Sometimes | Yes |
| Landfill figure | No | Claimed | Measured |
| Carbon figure | No | Usually | Yes, factor named |
| Methodology published | n/a | Rarely | Yes, in full |
| Photographs | No | No | Yes |
| Auditable to source | Partly | No | Yes |
The column that matters is the first row. An annual certificate cannot be tied to the load you sent, which means it cannot support a claim about your own material. Ask any recycler for a batch-level record and see what arrives.
Every load we ship gets one
Batch reference, disposition split, recovered lumber and avoided carbon — on the paperwork, not on request.