Pallet collection in Wollongong. Reusable stock bought, the rest cleared at a quoted price.

One enquiry covers all of it. We tell you in writing what is a sale, what the pickup costs and what is a clearance, netted off into one figure, then book a pickup window around the site rather than around our run sheet.

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Quick answer

How does pallet collection work in Wollongong?

Collection across Wollongong, Shellharbour and down to Nowra runs from Prestons, so the pickup is priced in the written offer rather than assumed free. Sound standard 1165 pallets are bought, repairable ones are credited as cores, and broken or mixed lots are quoted as a clearance before anything is booked. Send a photo and a count and the figure is on the screen, then a pickup window is booked around the site.

What gets collected in Wollongong

What is the difference between pallet collection, pickup, removal and disposal?

Reusable pallets, repairable cores, broken timber, odd sizes and plastic all go on the same pickup. We grade on the day against the photos you sent, so the split between sale, priced pickup and clearance is agreed before the vehicle leaves Prestons.

Reusable standard 1165, Euro, export and half pallets, bought where they qualify
Damaged but repairable pallets, credited as cores
Broken timber and unknown mixed lots, cleared at a quoted price
Plastic pallets, crates and bins
One off clean outs after a container unpack, a stocktake or a site move

Where Wollongong pallets come from

What is the pallet market like in Wollongong?

The Illawarra runs on heavy industry rather than retail distribution, so its pallets come off steel, construction materials and port freight through Port Kembla. Expect more two tonne hardwood and fewer light one way pallets than a capital city average, and lots that are heavier and dirtier but worth more when they grade out.

360 runs its own freight rather than handing the leg to a carrier, so a lot collected here can ride a vehicle already running the M1 between Prestons and the Illawarra. That is the difference between paying for a dedicated truck and paying for a seat on one already going.

How it works in Wollongong

Pickup priced in the written offer

You should never find out what a clearance costs after the pallets have gone. The cost, or the payment, is in writing before the booking.

01Send photos, a count and the suburbTop, bottom and side of a typical pallet, a rough count, the largest vehicle that fits and the gate hours.
02Written answer the same business dayWhat we buy, what the pickup costs, what we clear and at what price, in one figure. Ask before 2pm on a business day and the price comes back the same day. After 2pm it goes out first thing the next business day.
03Pickup window bookedA day and a window that suits the site. Forklift on site or hand load, both are fine, just tell us which.
04Graded on the dayCounted and graded at pickup against the photos. Any difference is explained on the spot.

Which suburbs around Wollongong do we collect pallets from?

Pallets build up where goods are received and broken down, so these are the areas the regular runs go through. The list is where the volume is, not a limit: anywhere in Wollongong, the Illawarra and Shellharbour is quoted on the same basis, and the figure already allows for the distance back to Prestons.

Unanderra
Port Kembla
Warrawong
Cringila
Kembla Grange
Albion Park Rail
Bellambi
Dapto
Fairy Meadow
Shellharbour

Not on the list? Send the suburb with the photos and the count. The answer comes back the same business day either way.

The rule in Wollongong

Pickup priced in the written offer

Collections in Wollongong are priced in the offer rather than free, and the reason is distance. The closer a site is to Prestons the less the run costs, so a lot that would be a free pickup in Greater Sydney is quoted here. You get one figure covering the pallets and the pickup, netted off, so you can see whether the lot pays for its own collection before you agree to anything.

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Questions Wollongong sites ask

Is pallet collection free in Wollongong?

Where in Wollongong do you collect?

Across Wollongong, the Illawarra and Shellharbour, with the regular runs going through Unanderra, Port Kembla, Warrawong, Cringila, Kembla Grange, Albion Park Rail, Bellambi, Dapto, Fairy Meadow and Shellharbour because that is where pallets build up fastest. Sites outside those areas are collected too and are quoted on the same basis.

Will you take broken pallets?

Yes. Broken timber and unknown mixed lots are cleared at a quoted price, and repairable cores in the lot are credited against that price.

Do you collect CHEP or Loscam pallets?

No. Pooled pallets go back to the pool and the pool collects its own. We take everything that is not pooled, on the same pickup.

How much notice do you need?

Tell us when it needs to be gone in the enquiry. Ask before 2pm on a business day and the price comes back the same day. After 2pm it goes out first thing the next business day. The collection date is confirmed in the same message, not days later.

Can it be a regular pickup?

Yes. Weekly, fortnightly or monthly pickups run to a set day with one number to call. Sites generating reusable pallets every week usually end up being paid for them rather than paying to have them taken.

Prefer to talk? Call Jayden on 0494 820 639. Need pallets delivered as well? Pallets Wollongong.

Pallets supplied and delivered Australia wide, with the deepest coverage in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Newcastle, Wollongong and the Central Coast. Not sure what you have got? Then measure it and we will name it. Clearing pallets instead? You can get an instant offer. Working out a budget? See what pallets cost, or hiring against buying. Getting rid of them? what happens to them after.

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