palette recycling (IMAGE) Penn State Caption A worker recycling pallets. Keeping pallets out of the hands of homeowners looking for materials to accomplish do-it-yourself projects or firewood is problematic, researchers suggest, because hundreds of thousands of damaged pallets are discarded from supply chains each year. Credit Charles Ray, Penn State Usage Restrictions non commercial use only License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.