Who should use this page
Use it when you are not sure whether you are selling, buying or recycling. The sell page and the buy page carry the same request form under their own headings, and the grader ends in a send form that carries your counts.
If you are a grower with a single tote to buy, say so. If you are a facilities manager with a pile you cannot identify, say that. Both are normal. A recycler, a rebottler or a farm with a water project can write in as well, and a note on the last contents helps more than a long story.
How such requests usually go
- A request is generally read for the grade, the size, the count and the ZIP code.
- Questions about anything missing, such as a photograph of the plate, are normal.
- This site states no prices, quantities, timelines or pickup arrangements, because they depend on the lot and nothing here is an offer.
What a good first message holds
The form on this page is the fastest way in, and it works best when you answer a few plain questions up front: are you buying, selling or clearing a site, how many totes, which size, and what did they last hold. If you have a photograph of the UN plate or the valve, mention it, because the grade often turns on those two details.
Email goes to the one address shown in the footer. Please do not send anything sensitive by email; a plate number and a ZIP code are plenty to start.
How such requests usually go
Requests for totes are usually graded against the same five grades the grader uses, and questions about photographs or access are normal. This site states no prices, no minimum order and no turnaround, because none of those can be set honestly until someone has seen the lot, and nothing on any page is an offer.
If the form does not load
The form loads from the form service on this page. If it does not appear, the page still holds the email address in the footer, and a short message with your ZIP code, the count and the last contents will do. Please do not send photographs larger than a few megabytes by email.
Examples of good first lines
Selling: forty empty 275 gallon totes in Fontana, straight cages, last held a water-based cleaner, dock-level access. Buying: three food-history totes for a winery in Temecula before harvest. Parts: a replacement bottom valve for a 330 gallon tote, thread photographed beside a coin. Each line holds a number, a place, a use and a fact about condition.
Short is fine. A request with these four pieces is easier to answer than a long message that leaves them out.
Questions people ask
Is there a phone number?
No. Requests come by the form and by email, so the details of each one are written down.
Can I send photos?
Email them to the address above after you send the form. A photo of the plate, the valve and the bottle helps with grading.