One of the UK’s leading providers of sustainable plastic pallets and boxes has smashed its monthly recycling total as the company continues its mission to create greener supply chains. During March, Go Plastic Pallets recycled a whopping 114.6 tonnes of plastic, smashing previous records.
The Eastbourne, Sussex-based company launched its recycling scheme – the first of its kind across the sector – in 2019. Since then, it has extended this commitment by guaranteeing to take full responsibility for recycling all plastic pallets and boxes it supplies. Over the last six years, goplasticpallets.com has recycled more than 2,700 tonnes of plastic, which is the equivalent of 455 truckloads.
The team collects plastic pallets that have reached the end of their working lives, before sending them to a licensed recycling facility in Belgium, where the material is cleaned, shredded and made into new products.
Earlier this week, the company calculated it had recycled 114.6 tonnes of plastic during the last month alone – comfortably beating the existing record of 105 tonnes, set in December 2025. This new milestone fell in the same month as Global Recycling Day, which took place on 18th March.
Anabel Cooper, Logistics Co-ordinator at goplasticpallets.com, plays a key role in the recycling scheme on a day-to-day basis. Commenting on the latest record, she said:
“March was a really busy period for us. As the month went on, I had a feeling we would come close to surpassing December’s record, and when we completed the final calculations we were absolutely thrilled. Our team does a fantastic job by helping major organisations across key industries – including retail, food processing, waste management, automotive and pharmaceuticals – to embed sustainable plastic pallets and boxes across their facilities and transport networks. It is also incredibly rewarding to work with these household names on recycling too, as we all look to benefit the planet by contributing to the circular economy. After learning that we set a new record, we did some research to see what else weighs around 114.6 tonnes – and apparently it is the same as an average-sized blue whale, the largest animal to have ever existed, so we must be doing something right!”
