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Built for Food Waste: MACX Bins and Gorilla Bins Handle the Heavy Lifting

Food waste programs demand more from a container — more durability, better hygiene, and compatibility with rotators, tippers, and tight workflows. Whether you're managing food scraps at scale or building out a compliant diversion program, you need a container that can take the abuse.

From the moment raw ingredients arrive to the second finished product is packed and shipped—efficiency, sanitation, and flexibility are the name of the game in food processing. That’s exactly why leading processors turn to nestable plastic bulk containers designed to perform across the entire supply chain.

Container Essentials has a large inventory of used plastic collapsible bulk containers for sale. All our used knock down bins have been refurbished and are guaranteed to be fully functional and in good working order. In stock used plastic bulk containers ship within 48 hours after receipt of order.

Container Essentials now offers heavy duty used wire baskets for sale. Used wire bins are a great choice for heavy applications such as metal casting, metal stamping and, scrap metal collection. We have both rigid wire baskets and collapsible wire baskets in stock and ready to ship.

Browse our Toledo Ohio inventory of used wire baskets for sale and contact us today for a quote.

Container Essentials now has heavy duty used metal bins for sale. Popular with automotive stamping plants, used steel bins are a great choice for heavy applications such as metal casting, metal stamping and, scrap metal collection.

Browse our Toledo Ohio inventory of used metal containers for sale and contact us today for a quote.

Straight wall totes, also known as stacking totes, are great option to protect parts during assembly, processing, storage and transportation in a range of industries, including automotive, appliance, and other high-volume manufacturing applications. Our used totes are a great option for companies looking to reduce packaging costs and lead times. Below is a list of totes we have in stock as of today in Ohio.

Used heavy duty wire mesh ZE13 style baskets in stock and ready for quick shipment.

Since 2006, Container Essentials has worked with metal recycling companies and manufacturers to help them source the plastic bulk containers or metal bins they need to streamline their recycling operations and increase efficiency. Our plastic MACX bins and our new and used steel bins are all designed to make storing, transporting, and processing scrap metal easier, thereby reducing the time and effort required to handle it.

After 99 years in business Yellow Corporation, the parent company of LTL carriers YRC Freight, New Penn, Holland, and Reddaway, has closed its doors for good. In addition to putting over 30,000 workers out of a job, the closure takes away 8% to 10% of LTL capacity nationwide.¹

We had a great time at the 2015 Paper & Plastic Recycling Conference. Our thanks to sponsors Recycling Today and the PSI Chapter of ISRI for hosting this engaging and enlightening event. There was a wealth of great information shared during this conference, but there were 3 surprising stats that stood out from the rest. Read this article to discover what they are and why they stood out to me.