Used pallets in Lorton, VA

Our short list of Lorton industries is wastewater treatment and rail auto transport. Neither is a typical pallet source. A wastewater plant receives treatment chemicals and replacement parts on pallets, some of them heavy, and the Auto Train terminal moves vehicles, not cartons.

The pallets that do turn up are small contractor loads and deliveries to the businesses along the highways. They tend to be mixed and sometimes damaged, with the occasional pallet that carried bagged chemicals and needs checking before anyone reuses it.

I-95 and U.S. 1 both run through Lorton, and the Auto Train terminal there is the northern end of that line. In practice that means a site here is easy to reach and easy to leave, and a flexible date can matter because Springfield lies to the north.

If the pallets carried chemicals, say what, and whether they were bagged or loose. Wood that has soaked up a chemical is a clear-out, not a sale. For a plain contractor load, a count and size will do. Larger piles from the industrial sites around the terminal are a sort first.

The question we ask more in Lorton than almost anywhere is what the pallets held. A pallet that carried bagged salt or sealed drums is usually fine. One that sat under a leaking drum is not. We look at stains, smell the wood and ask the person who knows. If we are unsure, the load reads as a clear-out and we say so.

The agencies that handle hazardous waste in the three jurisdictions are listed in the get-rid-of-pallets guide. If your site has a generator number, mention it.

A Lorton load pairs with Springfield to the north. Both sit on I-95, which makes the two easy to compare, and a flexible date matters when each pile is modest.

A rail terminal and a highway interchange in the same place mean freight can arrive either way. Pallets that came by rail are often wrapped and strapped differently, and those that came by truck are more variable. Tell us which way yours arrived.

Highway corridors are exposed. Pallets stacked outdoors near a busy road gather dust and rain, and a stack that has been there a season is rarely Grade A anymore. If your pile lives outside, tell us how long it has been there.

Give the ZIP, the size, a rough count and how the load leaves. A reply may name it as a sale, a buy-back or a clear-out. See sell and buy.

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Do you take pallets that held chemicals?

Only if they were bagged or sealed and the wood is clean. Say what they carried; that decides whether it is a clear-out.

What is Lorton’s ZIP code?

22079.

What is the Auto Train?

Amtrak’s service that carries passengers and their vehicles; Lorton is its northern terminal.

What roads run through Lorton?

I-95 and U.S. 1.

What happens to pallets that held chemicals?

If the wood is stained or smells, it goes to the clear-out pile. Say which pallets and why.