A referral service
for IBC totes.
IBC Second Life matches people who need IBC totes, and people who have totes they no longer need, with partner suppliers in our network. You send one request; a partner supplier quotes it.
Pass your request to the right supplier.
The form collects what a supplier needs to quote: tote type, grade, quantity, location and timing. We send it to partner suppliers that handle that kind of request.
Quote, supply, collect.
Partner suppliers confirm availability, send a quote and, if you accept, supply, deliver, pick up or recycle totes under their own terms.
Nothing to ask.
A quote request is free and has no obligation. Prices come from the partner supplier and depend on grade, size, quantity and freight.
Four steps, start to finish.
You describe the job.
Size, grade, quantity, your ZIP or postal code, and anything that affects the tote you need, such as previous contents.
We route the request.
Your request goes to partner suppliers in our network that handle IBC totes for your area.
A partner supplier follows up.
They confirm what they have and send a quote, including freight if you need delivery or pickup.
You choose.
If the quote works for you, you arrange the order with that supplier. If not, there is nothing to cancel.
The words you’ll see in a quote.
- New
- Never filled. New bottle, cage, valve and pallet.
- Rebottled
- A new bottle fitted in a used, sound cage.
- Reconditioned
- Washed and inspected; worn parts such as valves and gaskets may be replaced.
- Used / rinsed
- Previously filled and rinsed; sold largely as it comes.
- Recycle only
- Not suitable for reuse; the bottle and cage go to recycling.
Suppliers use these terms in slightly different ways. Ask the partner supplier what their grade includes before you accept a quote.
Requests from the US and Canada.
We take requests from across the United States and Canada. Availability depends on partner suppliers near you, so include your ZIP or postal code. Freight is usually the biggest variable in a tote quote, so the distance between you and the supplier matters.