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Is your pallet pickup free, paid, or worth money?

Four questions. The answer shows its reasoning, so you know what would change it. It's the most likely case, not a quote: Repackify confirms after reviewing a request.

1. What size are they?
2. What condition are most of them in?
Not sure? The pile sizer estimates it from stacks and height.
4. Is anything else mixed in?Shrink wrap, cardboard, drywall, metal or trash.
0 of 4 answered

Answer all four and the likely outcome appears here, with the reason behind each answer.

The rules behind the result

The triage applies these in order. The first rule that matches decides the outcome.

  1. Debris mixed in → paid haul-away. A recycler won't take a load with trash, wrap, drywall or metal in it, so it becomes junk removal. Separate the pallets and the clean ones may be free.
  2. Mostly broken → paid haul-away. Broken pallets have little resale value. Where a recycler accepts them they're repaired, dismantled or ground, not landfilled, but the trip is charged.
  3. Odd sizes → paid haul-away. Few buyers reuse non-standard sizes. A big load of one odd size can sometimes find a buyer, which Repackify checks.
  4. Good 48x40s, 200 or more → a buyer may pay. Loads of a couple of hundred good pallets and up, about a large box truck or more, are the kind pallet buyers look for.
  5. Good 48x40s, enough for a trip → likely free. A recycler can resell them, so collecting them covers the trip. Piles under about 10 rarely are.
  6. Mixed condition, 50 or more → likely free. In a big enough pile the good pallets carry the broken ones. Mostly-broken piles may cost a small fee.
  7. Anything else → paid haul-away. Usually a small pile. Letting it grow into a bigger load, or a recurring pickup, can change that.

What the triage can't see

Rot, water damage, a pile that's hard to reach, or a long drive can all change the outcome. That's why each ticket is reviewed before a pickup is confirmed. For what moves the price on paid pickups, see how pricing works; for worked examples, read free vs paid pallet pickup.