Plastic pallets are becoming a common sight these days. The reasons are quite clear - plastic pallets have many advantages compared to their wood counterparts.
For starters, plastic pallets are easy to sanitize because they can be washed and disinfected between shipments. In foodservice logistics, this feature can help to reduce cross contamination and can also prevent the spread of foodborne illness because they don't absorb pathogens.
Policies enacted by the Obama administration have been designed to stimulate economic growth. The US manufacturing industry is one of the cornerstone supporters of local economies in ways that people may not realize. The manufacturing sector accounts for a large number of new American patents & the the research dollars behind their creation. Fields like 3D printing and digital manufacturing are the fastest growing segements of the market. It's a fact that the growth of the American manufacturing sector is outpacing the growth of the economy overall.