Hygienic pallet and methods of use and manufacture

A hygienic pallet comprising:

• a load supporting surface extending from a first pallet edge to a second pallet edge, the first pallet edge being parallel to the second pallet edge;
• a first support lip and a second support lip, the first support lip and the second support lip each extending upward and away from the load supporting surface and extending in a direction from the first pallet edge toward the second pallet edge;
• a first channel formed from a first separation between the first support lip and the second support lip, the first channel extending in the direction from the first pallet edge toward the second pallet edge;
• a third support lip and a fourth support lip, the third support lip and the fourth support lip each extending upward and away from the load supporting surface and extending in a direction from the second pallet edge toward the first pallet edge;
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• a second channel formed from a second separation between the third support lip and the fourth support lip, the second channel extending in the direction from the second pallet edge toward the first pallet edge.

A hygienic pallet comprising:

• a load supporting surface extending from a first pallet edge to a second pallet edge, the first pallet edge being parallel to the second pallet edge;
• a first support lip and a second support lip, the first support lip and the second support lip each extending upward and away from the load supporting surface and extending in a direction from the first pallet edge toward the second pallet edge;
• a first channel formed from a first separation between the first support lip and the second support lip, the first channel extending in the direction from the first pallet edge toward the second pallet edge, the first channel having a first channel midline extending from a first channel opening to a second channel opening of the first channel;
• a third support lip and a fourth support lip, the third support lip and the fourth support lip each extending upward and away from the load supporting surface and extending in a direction from the second pallet edge toward the first pallet edge;
• a second channel formed from a second separation between the third support lip and the fourth support lip, the second channel extending in the direction from the second pallet edge toward the first pallet edge, the second channel having a second channel midline extending from a third channel opening to a fourth channel opening of the second channel;
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• a first section divider extending upward and away from the load supporting surface, the first section divider being spaced apart from and perpendicular to the first pallet edge and the second pallet edge, wherein a first section divider midline is aligned with the first channel midline and the second channel midline.