Supply funnel · We buy

We buy truckloads of used buckets.

Sitting on a stream of used 5-gallon buckets? Turn it into revenue. Food plants, chemical plants, recyclers, MRFs — if you've got volume, we've got trucks.

What we buy

Clean, consistent streams in volume. Here's the spec sheet:

SpecWhat we're looking for
ProductUsed 5-gallon HDPE buckets (round)
ConditionIntact, stackable, no cracks or crushed walls. Light residue OK — tell us the prior contents.
LidsWith or without — just tell us which
Streams we likeFood plants, bakeries, chemical plants, coatings plants, agricultural operations
MinimumTruckload-scale volumes (half truckload / ~3,120 buckets and up)
LocationAnywhere in the continental US — we arrange the freight

How it works

Four steps. You don't lift a finger on logistics.

Send photos

Snap a few photos of the buckets — the stack, the condition, the prior-content labels. Email them to Alex@thosebucketpeople.com or describe the stream on the form.

We quote

We price it based on condition, stream, and your location. Straight number, no games.

We arrange freight

We book the truck and handle pickup scheduling. You just make the load available.

You get paid

Payment terms agreed up front, before the truck rolls.

Why sell to us

We handle the freight

Most buyers make you figure out shipping. We book the truck ourselves — it's what we do every day.

Fast yes or no

Send photos, get an answer. We won't string you along for three weeks and then go quiet.

Ongoing streams welcome

One load or one load a month — if your plant generates buckets on a schedule, we can set up a standing pickup.

Offer Your Buckets

Prefer email? Alex@thosebucketpeople.com — attach photos of your stream.