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- ↑ Making raised garden beds out of pallet wood
- ↑ Composting bins
- ↑ Birdhouse
- ↑ Pallet shed
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- ↑ "5 Creative Uses For Old Pallets". Toolbox.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ↑ "17 Incredibly Creative Ways to Reuse Shipping Pallets". CountryLiving. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
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