Food and Food Storage Forum
Plastic buckets - Warning!
* Plastic buckets - be careful! Bill Lee 08/26/97
* WHY? Will Richards 08/27/97
* Here is Why Bill Lee 08/27/97
* ouch! Will Richards 08/27/97
* Food Grade Buckets Al Durtschi 08/28/97
* your buckets Bill Lee 08/30/97
* Food grade containers Vic Ryan 09/09/97
* 55Gal drums Bill Lee 09/12/97
* 55 gal drums Rob Geneva 09/12/97
* 55 Gal Drums Al Durtschi 09/23/97
* HDPC vs HDPE Danl 01/24/98
* Food grade or not Will_richards 01/26/98
* FOOD BUCKETS George Smith 11/07/97
* cat litter buckets Lynn 11/11/97
* Putting food in food grade bags within non-food grade bucket... Al Durtschi 11/11/97
* Do food-grade buckets matter if buying from Walton Feed? Ralph Fletcher 12/26/97
* What kind of buckets do the food storage companies use??? Al Durtschi 12/26/97
* cat litter plastic buckets Anncats 11/25/97
* Smelly Buckets Rocky 09/24/97
* Getting that smell out of buckets. Al Durtschi 09/25/97
* Help sealing buckets ? Art Welling 09/30/97
* Sealing buckets with out lids. Al Durtschi 10/01/97
* Sealing Will Richards 10/01/97
* Thanks for info a Welling 10/04/97
* Art, Is there some way you can ask the cooks at the priso... Al Durtschi 10/06/97
* Thanks, but won't work art welling 10/07/97
* saving buckets Lynn Lowrie 10/16/97
* Square buckets art welling 10/16/97
* Lids Mike 01/21/98
* 55 gal. drums, buckets, DE Joe Stout 11/06/97
* 55 gallon drums Ralph 11/07/97
* 55 gallon drums Ralph 11/07/97
* DE Lynn 11/11/97
* DE, 55 gal. Drums Joe Stout 11/11/97
* Lynn...also...I read in Salad Bar Beef by Joel Salatin that ... SheJohnson 11/11/97
* DE Lynn 11/11/97
* Why not use gallon water jugs? Kevin Peter 11/10/97
* They don't last Will_richards 11/11/97
* gallon water jugs Lynn 11/11/97
* gal water/milk jugs Rebecca 01/24/98
* Recycle and the polictically correct crowd will love you. Will_richards 01/26/98

Date: August 26, 1997 08:41 PM
Author: Bill Lee (bull_le@hotmail.com)
Subject: Plastic buckets - be careful!

Please note! I have read that plastic buckets with HDPC and a recycle code of 2 are ok for food. This is not correct! Be careful about the buckets you use. When you dont know, check with the mfg. Usually you can find them on the WWW or look them up in the yellow pages via a net search. I am in the process of repackaging because of this problem. Take care - God Bless - Bill

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Date: September 24, 1997 10:00 AM
Author: Rocky (Rocky-b@usa.net)
Subject: Smelly Buckets

Have started to collect food grade buckets and clean them up. What is the best way to get to the lingering smell out of the pickle buckets and others? How important is it?

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Date: September 30, 1997 07:43 AM
Author: Art Welling (artw@lancnews.infi.net)
Subject: Help sealing buckets ?

Howdy all, I have a nearly unlimited supply of used/clean food safe buckets. All shapes and sizes. My problem is lids. These buckets have had the lids cut off for the most part, and they are unusable.

Question: How do I seal buckets without lids ? I know I can order new 'gamma'lids for the five gallon round buckets, but how about the square three gallon ones ? I was thinking of silicone sealer and heavy plastic, actually gluing the plastic to the upper rim of the bucket. Thanks,

Art

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Date: November 06, 1997 11:10 PM
Author: Joe Stout (joewstout@iswt.com)
Subject: 55 gal. drums, buckets, DE

I have found a source for used 55 gal. food grade storage drums and plastic buckets. Anyone interested in any of these I can sell for the following prices plus delivery charges. They have had corn oil, fig juice, etc. in them. You will have to clean the small amount of residue yourself.

55 gal. plastic drum with screw on caps--------$20.00 55 gal. metal drum with screw on caps----------$20.00 55 gal. metal drum with removable locking tops-$20.00 6 gal. plastic buckets with lids---------------$ 4.00 2 1/2 gal plastic buckets with lids------------$ 2.50

I am ordering several hundred pounds of Diatomaceous Earth for my own use and can include your needs at .60 cents a pound. The drums with screw on caps can be used for water storage, fuel storage and even grain storage by using a funnel for filling. Anyone in the area of the NW corner of Tennessee or the SW corner of Kentucky could pick these up. Also if there is anyone in this area that would like to share with me bulk orders of freeze dried foods for the purpose of canning or storing in buckets I have found a place to order this.

Let's begin to prepare now for our families and as many others as possible. God Bless, Joe Stout

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Date: November 10, 1997 11:47 PM
Author: Kevin Peter
Subject: Why not use gallon water jugs?

Why not use gallon water jugs to store small quantities of grains, beans, etc? If you let the water all dry out, then fill it up to the brim, shouldn't it keep for a long time. Whole grains and beans should last many years that way. And if any goes bad, then only perhaps that one gallon is affected. What say, those with more experience?

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Date: January 26, 1998 02:18 PM
Author: Will_richards (Will_richards@hotmail.com)
Subject: Recycle and the polictically correct crowd will love you.

A0702336 - POLY BARRELS Available in Selah, WA: 55 and 60 gallon polypropylene drums. About 300 available per month. Previously used for food products. Possible delivery. CONTACT: Ray Shemanski, Olympic Supply Phone:(509)697-8239

A0700754 - PLASTIC DRUMS Available in Tacoma, WA: bung type. Approximately 60 per month. Price negotiable. CONTACT: Leon Hembry, Nalleys Fine Foods Phone:(253)591-3331

A0703840 - PLASTIC BUCKETS 5-gallon plastic buckets with lids and handles. Used in ice cream processing. Rinsed but not completely clean. Recurs at 200-300 per week. FREE, you pick up. CONTACT: Mike Peterson, Safeway Ice Cream Phone:(425) 455-6477 Fax:(425) 455-6344

A0703614 - PLASTIC BUCKETS 4 gallon plastic buckets; food grade; with easy off lids and handles. Used once in a dairy process. Recur at 2,000 per week. We attach handles and wash buckets. Delivery can be arranged. Asking $1.15 each. CONTACT: Ted Sheets, Phone:(717)369-4941 E-Mail:lotties@innernet.net

A0703807 - JUGS, 5-GALLON PLASTIC Available in Tukwila, WA: soft drink concentrate. Some residual food grade liquid. FREE. CONTACT: Nick Heaton, Shasta Beverages Phone:(206)575-0525 Fax:(206) 575-0865

A0700719 - BULK BAGS Available in Oakland, CA: 1 - ton bulk sacks. Any style, any size. Spout top or duffle top. 1 and 2 ton capacities. CONTACT: Mark Howe, Amigo Bag & Lining Co. Phone:(510)535-2455

A0703821 - BUCKETS, PLASTIC 5-GALLON 5-gallon plastic buckets with lids and handles; recurring at 50 per month. Some residual food grade flavoring. Asking $.50 each; negotiable for frequent pick ups. CONTACT: Nick Heaton, Shasta Beverages Phone:(206)575-0525 Fax:(206) 575-0865

Check out this site: http://www.metrokc.gov/hazwaste/imex/aplasrub.html

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