Used IBC totes,
reborn.
Built around one stubborn belief: the greenest IBC tote is the one you already own. We meet that with a full-loop operation — buy-back, triple-rinse, recondition, resell, and recycle anything that can't be saved. Out of Pittsburgh, across the Ohio Valley.
Start with a quick quote.
Tell us what you've got or what you need — 12 fields, one minute. We read every entry at the yard. A human replies by email within one business day.
The math
that keeps us honest.
Every tote we divert replaces roughly 28 pounds of virgin HDPE and spares 1.2 kg of CO₂. We publish these numbers openly, audit them quarterly, and stop counting when the tank hits its final life. This is the real product.
Six services.
One closed loop.
See all services →Full-stream tote recycling
We grind, wash, and re-pelletize HDPE from totes that can't be saved. The cage, valve, and gasket streams are separated and routed to local metal and elastomer recyclers. Nothing leaves the yard bound for a landfill.
Open the process →Cash for your empties
Bulk buy-back across PA, OH, WV. We handle the paperwork and the forklift.
Same-day freight
Two box trucks and a 26-foot straight — routes run daily out of McKees Rocks.
Triple-rinse reconditioning
Hot-caustic → detergent → potable rinse. UN31A re-test on every rebottled unit.
Custom fabrication
Rain harvesters, DEF pumping stations, aquaponics rigs, bulkhead kits, sight tubes.
A tote that runs
eight lives
beats a barrel
that's born to die.
Reuse first. Every 275-gallon tote holds the plastic footprint of about 2,000 single-use jugs. Running one for another eight years beats making a new one from a barrel of oil — every time.
Recondition smart. Most totes retire not because the tank is done, but because the gasket's shot or the cage is bent. We fix the part, not the whole bottle. Ninety percent of incoming inventory ships out rebuilt — not shredded.
Recycle the rest. When a tank fails UN31A or the HDPE is compromised, we granulate in-house and sell pellets to regional re-bottlers. The cage and valve go to scrap. The label goes in a binder. Nothing hides in a dumpster.
Report the loop. Every tank gets a ledger entry — first life, second life, final life. That's our Tank Ledger, and it's public.
In the yard this week
All products →Used · 275 gal
Grade B, rinsed once. Ideal for water & non-potable use.
Reconditioned
Rebottled HDPE inside a used cage, UN31A fresh.
New · FDA
Virgin HDPE, food grade, sealed from the mold.
Upcycled Rain Kit
One tote, two downspouts, infinite patience.
One used tote
replaces
≈2,080 jugs.
Need sharper numbers? Our CO₂ Savings Calculator takes your tote count and returns the kilos of virgin plastic, the liters of crude, and the coffee trees' worth of CO₂ you've dodged.
Run the calculator →Field notes from the yard
All articles →Why reused totes out-perform new ones
A closer look at what actually breaks on an IBC — and why replacing the whole thing is usually overkill.
Read →Rainwater harvesting with a 275-gallon tote
Parts list, hose diameters, mosquito-screen tricks. A weekend you'll save up to 8,000 gallons a year with.
Read →Food-grade rules decoded
FDA 21 CFR 177, bottle lot numbers, and the five questions that tell you if a tote is safe for consumables.
Read →Straight answers
from the yard.
What types of IBC tote services do you offer in Pittsburgh?
We buy used totes, sell graded inventory, recondition reusable units, transport loads across the region, build custom tote systems, and recycle tanks that cannot be saved.
Can I buy and pick up used IBC totes the same day?
Yes. Many yard pickups can be scheduled the same day when inventory is available and the order is confirmed during business hours.
Do you offer delivery outside Pittsburgh?
Yes. We regularly deliver across western Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio, and northern West Virginia using our own trucks and route schedule.
How do you know whether a tote should be reused or recycled?
Each tote is inspected for prior contents, bottle condition, cage integrity, valve function, and certification status before it is routed to resale, reconditioning, or recycling.
How can I request a quote for totes or recycling services?
Use the form on the page and send your tote count, location, and any known prior contents. The yard replies by email within one business day.
"PTR picked up 86 totes from our plant floor on a Tuesday. By Friday they'd emailed a ledger entry for each one — former contents, grade, where they went next. The whole chain of custody was there. I've never seen anyone do this."