Sustainable rack and display system

A pallet assembly, comprising:

• a tray that includes a wall that extends from a surface of the tray at least partially around a central portion of the tray;
• an insert located in the central portion of the tray;
• posts having an outer surface in contact with the wall of the tray, wherein the posts are spaced apart to permit access to the central portion of the tray, the posts each include a post reinforcement connected to a respective one of the posts by a fold line and located in an interior portion of a respective one of the posts, and a terminal end of each of the posts abuts the surface of the tray;
• a support assembly coupled to the insert and spaced apart from the wall of the tray and the posts, the support assembly including a first support panel interconnected with a second support panel, wherein the first support panel includes a first insertion portion projecting from a peripheral edge of the first support panel, the second support panel includes a second insertion portion projecting from a peripheral edge of the second support panel, and the first insertion portion of the first support panel and the second insertion portion of the second support panel are inserted into respective slots defined by the insert;
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• a cap that is supported by the posts and the support assembly and is spaced apart from the tray, wherein the cap includes a wall that extends from a surface of the cap towards the tray.

A pallet made from an environmentally friendly paperboard material, comprising:

• a tray having a wall and an interior region defined by the wall;
• an insert positioned in the interior region of the tray;
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• a support assembly spaced apart from the wall of the tray and secured in a slot of the insert, wherein the support assembly includes:
• a first support panel that includes a first cutout;
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• a second support panel that includes a second cutout, wherein the first cutout receives the second cutout to connect the first support panel to the second support panel and form an X-shaped cross section of the support assembly;
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• wherein the first support panel and the second support panel each include:
• a first portion that includes a first cutout portion;
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• a second portion that includes a second cutout portion and is connected to the first portion by a fold line, wherein the first cutout portion and the second cutout portion are configured to be folded along the fold line to couple the first portion to the second portion and align the first cutout portion and the second cutout portion to form each of the first cutout and the second cutout of the first support panel and the second support panel, respectively.