Are wood pallets safe to burn?

Generally, pallets are safe to burn in fireplaces, although those that are treated with the fumigant methyl bromide (labeled with the initials MB) are unsafe to burn. Also, pallets may have been exposed to a variety of chemicals while they were in use. read more

Can make fast work of a bunch of pallets that way. Last year when I was short on dry wood I figured out a method where I would stack 4 or 5 slats, drill a small hole in them and then whack a slightly larger wood dowel into the hole and made my own little red oak logs from my now dried up supply of red oak pallets I had access to last year. read more

“Pallets that have been dried with heat are completely safe to burn, they will be marked H/T (heat treated not with chemicals). In fact, pallets that have been treated will usually cost more for if they have been treated it is generally for shipping imports and exports, these will not be the one’s your likely to find that are free. read more