Why Food Delivery Services Are Switching to Tote Containers

It’s a great time to be a consumer. With just a few clicks, consumers can order just about anything online and have it delivered to their front door within a few days or even just a few hours. Major e-commerce players like Amazon and Walmart are rapidly changing the supply chain to speed up the delivery process. Smaller companies have to get their packages from point A to B as fast as possible i...

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IBC Tote Maintenance: Five Tips to Make Them Last

If IBC containers are an integral part of your business, you need to maintain them just like any other piece of equipment — especially if you’re in the business of transporting hazardous materials. The more time and energy you put into maintaining your containers, the longer they will last. Your business can save money by reusing these containers for decades to come instead of having to replac...

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Who Invented the IBC Tote?

The IBC tote–or the Intermediate Bulk Container–has become a stable shipping container over the past 25 years. It’s primarily designed to transport liquids, chemicals, food and other granulated materials. Before the invention of IBC totes, manufacturers and shippers were accustomed to using large cylinders to move these kinds of substances around. But the IBC tote is considered more space- a...

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Are Food-Grade IBC Totes Temperature-Controlled?

We get a lot of questions surrounding our IBC totes, as they’re some of the most versatile and durable warehouse containers available. But we understand that, because of this, there is also some confusion about what they can and can’t be used for. People often ask us whether or not food-grade IBC totes are temperature-controlled or not. The short answer is no, and the long answer is no, except...

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30 Awesome Things You Can Do With Your Potential Junk

Ready for some DIY recycling projects? Don’t know what to do with those wooden pallets lying around your back yard? Tired of seeing those old wooden crates stacked in your garage? Here are some creative ideas we are eager to share with you! We all know the three R’s: reduce, reuse, and recycle. Although they might seem like something the modern man thought of when he realized his actions were ...

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3 Different Ways to use IBC Totes

IBC Totes are more commonly known as fluid storage tanks. These are the same tanks that are commonly used to store and transport water over long distances or for a lengthy period of time. These IBC Totes or IBC Tanks can hold anywhere from 275 gallons of water to 330 gallons of any one of a wide variety of liquids, based on your requirements. IBC tank and IBC tote uses include containing and trans...

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Store your Liquids, Powders and Food Items in IBC Totes

The storage and transportation of liquid, powder and food materials can be a difficult proposition for anyone in a manufacturing or warehouse environment. A solution for this problem can be found in the use of IBC Totes. 275 and 330 gallon tanks are the standard sizes for IBC totes in the industry. Typically IBC totes are used for bulk chemicals including hazardous materials, powder, components, f...

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One Small Change Creating a Huge Impact on Packaging Waste

The waste produced by shipping containers on a global level is predicted to increase in the coming years. The amount of harm done to the Earth is extensive when you combine the waste produced by expendable packages with the amount of greenhouse gas emissions released for the creation and transport of these packages. It is becoming increasingly important for companies to consider feasible, reusable...

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Used IBC Totes for Lower Shipping and Storage Costs

Professional business executives are always seeking ways to save on storage and distribution expenses to remain competitive. The idea of recycling IBC totes has come of age as business managers embrace this proven way of managing costs associated with the storage and transport of products. IBC totes and tanks are containers designed for the purpose of storing and transporting liquids and fluids sa...

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How to Find the Right Bulk Container for Your Merchandise?

When industries, factories, and other production units want to store their products, they opt for bulk storage solutions so that more items can be stored in the least amount of space possible. If you are looking for the perfect bulk container that will satisfy all of your particular storing specifications, then there are a number of bulk containers that can be used for various storing purposes. So...

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IBC Tanks for use in Aquaponics

IBC totes, which are sometimes referred to as IBC tanks, are sizeable tanks that are made for storing large amounts of liquid or fluids. More specifically, IBC tanks are generally built with a 275 gallon or 330 gallon capacity. In terms of construction, IBC tanks have three distinct parts. There is a plastic container bottle, a metal cage, and a pallet. Depending on the fluid, this IBC pallet is m...

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Quick Facts about IBC Containers

An IBC or Immediate Bulk Container is a commonly used industrial container that is designed to carry and transport liquid substances. As the name suggests, it can carry bulk amounts of liquids and is a reusable and safe way of storing fluids and shipping them from one location to another. Features of IBC Containers Being widely used by food and other manufacturing industries, IBCs are perfect for ...

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