We match your tote request with the right supplier.

IBC Tanks Cleveland is a referral service. We connect buyers and sellers of IBC totes in Cleveland and Northeast Ohio with partner suppliers in our network.

Email quotes

Tell us what you need.

Send the basics — tote type, quantity, grade, and ZIP. We pass your request to partner suppliers, who reply with availability and pricing.

What we do

We don't own a yard, a wash bay, or trucks. We run this website and a network of partner suppliers who buy, sell, wash, recondition, modify, transport, and recycle intermediate bulk containers. When you send a request, we route it to the suppliers best placed to handle it for your location and quantity.

How quotes work

You send a request. Use the quote form: what you want to buy or sell, how many, the grade, prior contents if you're selling, and your ZIP.
We pass it to partner suppliers. Suppliers in our network serving Cleveland and Northeast Ohio review it.
A supplier replies. They quote availability, price, and pickup or delivery. Pricing, condition, paperwork, and returns are set by the supplier and confirmed in writing on the quote.
You decide. There's no obligation to accept a quote.

What the grades mean

Tote labels vary from supplier to supplier, so always confirm what a grade means on your quote. As a rule of thumb:

Food grade: previously held food-safe contents and washed to a sanitary standard. Ask for prior-contents and wash records.
Washed: cleaned with detergent or caustic and rinsed, for industrial or non-food use.
Rinsed: flushed with water only. Fine for compatible contents, not for anything sensitive.
As-is: sold empty but uncleaned. The cheapest option, for repurposing or same-contents reuse.
Reconditioned: a new or washed bottle in a repaired or replacement cage, often with new valves and gaskets.

More detail is in Tote Grades Explained.

Why used totes

A composite IBC is mostly high-density polyethylene and a steel cage. Reusing a sound tote avoids building a new one, and a washed used tote usually costs less than new. When a tote can't be reused, its bottle and cage can often be recycled. See our Sustainability Promise for how we talk about this honestly.

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Our Mission

Why we try to make the reused container the easy choice.

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Sustainability Promise

What reuse does and doesn't achieve, in plain terms.

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FAQ

Answers about grades, pickup, pricing, and how quotes work.

How this service works

The long-form file.

IBC Tanks Cleveland connects people in Cleveland and Northeast Ohio who need IBC totes — or need to get rid of them — with partner suppliers who can help. We don't own a yard, trucks or inventory; we route requests and publish practical information.

Deep dive

The detail behind the surface.

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What we do and don't do

We do: take your request, pass it to partner suppliers in our network that serve the area and handle that kind of job, and publish guides to help you ask for the right thing.

Partner suppliers do: sell, buy, wash, recondition, modify, transport and recycle totes. They set their own prices, terms and service areas, and they quote you directly.

We don't: hold stock, operate a wash bay or trucks, or guarantee a supplier's work. Ask the supplier about anything that matters for your use — previous contents, documentation, warranties.

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Things worth knowing before you buy or sell

Previous contents matter most. A tote's history decides what it can safely hold next.

Grades aren't standardized. "Washed" or "food grade" can mean different things from different suppliers. Ask what was done.

Local usually wins. Totes are bulky and cheap relative to freight, so nearby supply often makes the most sense.

Specific requests get better replies. Size, grade, quantity, contents, location and timeline.