IBC tote questions, answered.

A used tote is sold as inspected with a stated wash level and prior contents. A reconditioned tote has been professionally rinsed or hot-washed, pressure-tested, and re-caged as needed. A rebottled tote pairs a brand-new HDPE bottle with a reclaimed steel cage — the closest thing to new without manufacturing an entire unit.

Used and reconditioned totes typically cost a fraction of a new unit, with rebottled totes sitting in between. Exact pricing depends on grade, wash level, cage condition, quantity, and freight lane. Request a quote and we'll price your specific need.

Both. We supply one-off replacements and full truckload orders of 40+ totes. Buying by the truckload lowers your per-tote freight cost — see the freight math on our size chart.

Yes — both are our standard sizes and share the same 40" × 48" GMA-pallet footprint. The 330 is simply a taller bottle for 20% more capacity. Browse our used and reconditioned catalogs to start.

Yes. Buying, reclaiming, and re-circulating used totes is core to what we do. Tell us the quantity, sizes, cage type, and last-contained product, and we'll make an offer and arrange pickup nationwide.

We take totes across a wide range of conditions — from clean, food-grade units to industrial totes needing reconditioning. Cage integrity, bottle condition, and prior contents affect the offer. Totes that held hazardous or unknown chemicals require special handling; disclose contents up front.

We coordinate pickup through our nationwide transport network for qualifying quantities. For smaller lots we'll advise the most economical option. Our transport and logistics service handles the hauling either way.

Use food-grade or rebottled totes for anything that touches consumables, animal feed, or potable water. Standard industrial and reconditioned totes are for non-consumable uses like chemicals, manufacturing, and equipment. Our food-grade guide covers sourcing compliant tanks.

Every tote we list states its last-contained product, wash level, cage type, and UN/DOT rating up front. For food-grade units we provide prior-contents documentation. Never assume — always confirm before filling.

For water-safe residues, yes — drain, depressurize, pre-rinse, wash with a suitable detergent, triple-rinse, and sanitize if needed. Never attempt to clean a tote that held hazardous, flammable, or unknown chemicals; those require certified handling. Our step-by-step cleaning guide walks through it.

Food-grade and rebottled units ship with grade and prior-contents information, and rebottled totes use FDA-compliant virgin HDPE bottles. Tell us your product and we'll match you to a compliant tank with the right food-safe valve and gasket.

A 275-gallon tote is approximately 40" L × 48" W × 46" H (~1,040 L); a 330-gallon tote is 40" L × 48" W × 53" H (~1,250 L). Both share a 40" × 48" footprint. Our size chart has the full dimensional, weight, and fittings data.

Empty tare weight is about 120–160 lbs. Filled with water, a 275-gallon tote weighs roughly 2,400 lbs and a 330-gallon tote about 2,900 lbs gross. Plan floor loading and forklifts around gross weight.

Most totes use a 2" bottom discharge valve (butterfly or ball), a 6" buttress-thread fill cap, and a 2" camlock outlet — with S60x6, NPT, and garden-hose adapters available. See the fittings table on our size chart, and shop adapters in accessories.

About 40 full totes fit in a 53' dry van, loaded two-abreast and stacked two-high. Empty caged totes carry far more per load. Our transport service optimizes the load either way.

Yes — we've served customers coast to coast since 2009 from our Peoria, Illinois hub. Our transport and logistics network handles both delivery and pickup across the USA.

Submit the quote form on any page with your sizes, grade, and quantity, and we reply by email within one business day. There's no phone tag — everything runs through email so it's documented and fast.

Yes. Reusing a tote avoids the energy and virgin HDPE needed to mold a new bottle entirely — manufacturing-avoidance beats even recycling on carbon, which is why reuse sits at the top of the waste hierarchy. Our reuse-vs-recycle guide explains the math.

When a bottle can no longer be reused, we granulate the HDPE for new products and bale the steel cage for recycling — keeping roughly 99% of every unit out of the landfill and in the circular economy. See the numbers on our sustainability page.

Absolutely, and it's even better than recycling. Retired totes become rain barrels, planters, compost bins, and aquaponics beds — reuse without any re-melting. Browse our upcycled products for ready-made second-life goods.