Our story
We built a business on second chances
Founded in 2009 in Memphis, Tennessee, Evergrain exists to keep timber in service and out of the landfill — proving that the circular economy is not a slogan, it is a supply chain.
The short answer
Evergrain is a Memphis-based pallet company that buys, sells, recycles, and hauls used and new wood pallets nationwide. Founded in 2009, we run closed-loop programs that keep each pallet in service for five to seven lives, cutting both cost and carbon for the businesses we serve.
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The road here
From one yard to a national loop
- 2009
A stack of scrap, a stubborn idea
Evergrain began in a small Memphis yard with one conviction: a broken pallet is not garbage, it is a repair waiting to happen. We started collecting, fixing, and reselling — one board at a time.
- 2013
From repair shop to program
Customers stopped asking for pallets and started asking us to run their whole loop — pickup, supply, and reporting. We built scheduled routes and a real grading standard.
- 2017
Closing the loop
We launched retrieval and remanufacturing so the same wood could cycle for years, and started handing customers hard diversion numbers for their sustainability reports.
- 2021
Backhaul & logistics
Anchored at America’s freight crossroads, we paired deliveries with empty pickups to erase empty miles — cheaper for customers, lighter on the planet.
- 2026
The circular standard
Today Evergrain runs full closed-loop programs across the country, still guided by that first stubborn idea: keep the wood working.
What we stand for
Four values, zero waste
Circular first
We push the greenest option that fits — recycled and remanufactured before new, every time.
Honest counts
Every load is counted and documented. No mystery piles, no inflated invoices.
Waste is a design flaw
If wood can be reused, it will be. Only true end-of-life material gets ground for mulch.
Right-spec, not over-spec
We build the lightest pallet that carries your load — over-building is wasted wood and money.
By the numbers
A decade and a half of keeping wood working
- 17+
- years in business
- 5–7×
- lives per recycled pallet
- 92%
- of intake diverted from landfill
- 1
- partner for the whole lifecycle
How we work
Straightforward from first email to standing program
- 01
Tell us the shape of it
Send your sizes, volumes, and where empties pile up. We reply by email with a plan and a price — no phone tag, no pressure.
- 02
Start with one job
A single dock clean-out, a truckload of graded stock, a custom build. We prove the fit before anyone signs anything long-term.
- 03
Turn it into a loop
Scheduled pickups and deliveries sized to your throughput, with backhaul routing to cut empty miles and cost.
- 04
Report the impact
You get reconciled counts and diversion tonnage you can drop straight into a sustainability report.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Who is Evergrain?
Evergrain Pallet Recycling Services is a pallet company founded in 2009 in Memphis, Tennessee. We buy, sell, recycle, and haul used and new wood pallets nationwide, running closed-loop programs that keep timber in service and out of landfills.
How long has Evergrain been in business?
Since 2009 — more than fifteen years. We started as a small Memphis yard repairing and reselling broken pallets, and grew into full nationwide closed-loop programs with retrieval, remanufacturing, and backhaul logistics.
Why is Evergrain based in Memphis, TN?
Memphis sits at America’s freight crossroads — road, rail, river, and air converge here. Operating from that hub lets us pair deliveries with empty pickups and reach most of the country economically.
What does Evergrain actually stand for?
Four things: circular first, so recycled and remanufactured before new; honest counts, with every load documented; waste treated as a design flaw; and right-spec rather than over-spec pallets, because over-building wastes wood and money.
How does Evergrain measure its environmental impact?
We track intake, repair, reuse, and end-of-life tonnage, diverting about 92% of what we take in from landfill. Customers receive reconciled counts and diversion figures they can put straight into a sustainability report.
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