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A pallet assembly includes a top deck having a top deck upper surface and a top deck lower surface and also having a first predetermined fire retardancy. A bottom deck having a bottom deck upper surface and a bottom deck lower surface, and also having a second predetermined fire retardancy. A column

A pallet assembly includes a top deck having a top deck upper surface and a top deck lower surface and also having a first predetermined fire retardancy. A bottom deck having a bottom deck upper surface and a bottom deck lower surface, and also having a second predetermined fire retardancy. A column extending between the top deck and bottom deck, the column having an other fire retardancy lower than at least one of the first and second fire retardancies.

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1. A pallet assembly comprising: a first deck member formed of a first plastic, the first plastic having a first fire retardancy, wherein an entirety of the first deck member is formed of the first plastic, and both an upper surface and a lower surface of the first deck member are formed of the firs

1. A pallet assembly comprising: a first deck member formed of a first plastic, the first plastic having a first fire retardancy, wherein an entirety of the first deck member is formed of the first plastic, and both an upper surface and a lower surface of the first deck member are formed of the first plastic; anda support structure formed of a second plastic and directly connected to the first deck member, the second plastic having a second fire retardancy less than the first fire retardancy. 2. The pallet assembly of claim 1, including a second deck member, a third deck member and a fourth deck member, wherein the support structure is located between the first deck member and the second deck member, the third deck member is mounted to the first deck member to define a first deck, the fourth deck member is mounted to the second deck member to define a second deck, and the first deck is spaced from the second deck. 3. The pallet assembly of claim 2 wherein the first plastic is a plastic composite. 4. The pallet assembly of claim 2 wherein the support structure includes at least one column. 5. The pallet assembly of claim 4 wherein the at least one column includes a plurality of columns extending between the first deck member and the second deck member, and each of the plurality of columns are formed of the second plastic. 6. The pallet assembly of claim 2, wherein the second fire retardancy is lower than that of the fourth deck member. 7. The pallet assembly of claim 2 wherein the fourth deck includes a third fire retardancy. 8. The pallet assembly of claim 2 wherein the second deck member has a fire retardancy less than that of the first deck member. 9. The pallet assembly of claim 8, wherein the second deck member has a fire retardancy substantially equivalent to that of the support structure. 10. The pallet assembly of claim 2, wherein the first deck is a top deck and the second deck is a bottom deck, and the pallet assembly further comprises at least one elongated reinforcement member extending within at least one of the top deck and the bottom deck. 11. The pallet assembly of claim 2, wherein the third deck member and the first deck member have mating ribbed surfaces which are attached to each other. 12. The pallet assembly of claim 2, wherein the fourth deck member and the second deck member have mating ribbed surfaces which are attached to each other. 13. The pallet assembly of claim 1, wherein the pallet assembly includes a second deck member,wherein the first deck member is at least a portion of a top deck having a top deck upper surface and a top deck lower surface, and the top deck has the first fire retardancy,wherein the second deck member is at least a portion of a bottom deck having a bottom deck upper surface and a bottom deck lower surface, and the bottom deck is spaced apart from the top deck and having a third fire retardancy, andwherein the support structure comprises a plurality of columns extending between the top deck and the bottom deck, the plurality of columns having the second fire retardancy. 14. The pallet assembly of claim 13, further comprising at least one elongated reinforcement member extending within at least one of the top deck and the bottom deck. 15. The pallet assembly of claim 1, including a second deck member, a third deck member and a fourth deck member, wherein the first deck member is mounted to the third deck member and includes the first fire retardancy, the second deck member is spaced from the first deck member, the second deck member is mounted to the fourth deck member, andwherein the support structure includes a plurality of columns extending between the first deck member and the second deck member and attached thereto, wherein the third deck member, the second deck member, the fourth deck member and the plurality of columns each have a fire retardancy which is less than that of the first deck member. 16. The pallet assembly of claim 15, wherein the first deck member and third deck member comprise a top deck and the second deck member and the fourth deck member comprise a bottom deck, and the pallet assembly further comprises at least one elongated reinforcement member extending within at least one of the top deck and the bottom deck. 17. The pallet assembly of claim 15, wherein the third deck member and the first deck member have mating ribbed surfaces which are attached to each other to define a deck. 18. The pallet assembly of claim 15, wherein the fourth deck member and second deck member have mating ribbed surfaces which are attached to each other to define a deck. 19. The pallet assembly of claim 1, wherein the pallet assembly includes a second deck member,wherein the first deck member is horizontally-disposed, the second deck member is horizontally-disposed and formed of a polymeric material having a third fire retardancy, and the second deck member has a second uppermost surface and a second lowermost surface, andwherein the support structure includes a plurality of vertically-disposed portions extending between the first deck member and the second deck member. 20. The pallet assembly of claim 1, wherein the first deck member is a plastic first deck having the first fire retardancy, the support structure comprises a plurality of plastic supports extending downward from the first deck member, and the plurality of supports have the second fire retardancy. 21. The pallet assembly of claim 1, wherein the first deck member is molded of the first plastic. 22. The pallet assembly of claim 1, wherein the support structure is entirely formed of the second plastic. 23. The pallet assembly of claim 1, wherein the first deck member is substantially planar and defines an uppermost surface and a lowermost surface, and the first deck member is located above at least a portion of the support structure. 24. The pallet assembly of claim 23, wherein the uppermost surface is planar. 25. The pallet assembly of claim 23, wherein an object can contact the uppermost surface of the first deck member when placed on the uppermost surface. 26. The pallet assembly of claim 23, wherein the uppermost surface, the lowermost surface, and all material therebetween is all made of the first plastic. 27. The pallet assembly of claim 1 including a second deck member, wherein the support structure is located between the first deck member and the second deck member. 28. The pallet assembly of claim 5, wherein the plurality of columns are integrally formed with the second deck member. 29. A pallet comprising: a first deck formed of a first plastic having a first fire retardancy, wherein an entirety of the first deck is formed of the first plastic, and both an upper surface and a lower surface of the first deck are formed of the first plastic;a second deck; anda plurality of columns directly connected to the first deck and extending generally perpendicularly from the first deck and the second deck, wherein the plurality of columns are formed of a second plastic having a second fire retardancy less than the first fire retardancy, and the plurality of columns are located between the first deck and the second deck. 30. The pallet of claim 29, wherein the second plastic has higher impact resistance than the first plastic. 31. The pallet of claim 29, wherein the first deck is molded of the first plastic. 32. The pallet of claim 29, wherein the plurality of columns are entirely formed of the second plastic. 33. The pallet of claim 29, the first deck is substantially planar and defines an uppermost surface and a lowermost surface, and the first deck is located above at least a portion of the support structure. 34. The pallet of claim 33, wherein the uppermost surface is planar. 35. The pallet of claim 33, wherein an object can contact the uppermost surface of the first deck when placed on the uppermost surface. 36. The pallet of claim 33, wherein the uppermost surface, the lowermost surface, and all material therebetween is all made of the first plastic. 37. The pallet of claim 29, wherein the plurality of columns are integrally formed with the second deck. 38. A pallet comprising: a first deck, wherein a portion of the first deck is formed of a first plastic having a first fire retardancy;a second deck; anda plurality of columns located between the first deck and the second deck, the plurality of columns directly connected to the first deck and extending generally perpendicularly to the first deck and the second deck, wherein the plurality of columns and at least a portion of the second deck are integrally formed as a single component, and the second deck and the plurality of columns are formed of a second plastic having a second fire retardancy less than the first fire retardancy. 39. The pallet of claim 38, wherein the portion of the first deck is a lowermost portion of the first deck. 40. The pallet of claim 39, wherein an uppermost portion of the first deck is formed of third plastic having a third fire retardancy less than the first fire retardancy. 41. The pallet of claim 38, wherein the second deck includes an upper portion and a lower portion connected together to define the second deck. 42. The pallet of claim 41, wherein the plurality of columns and the upper portion of the second deck are integrally formed as the single component.