The afterlife — totes that became something else.

When a tote can't hold a regulated fluid anymore, we cut, route, and rebuild it into something useful for the garden, the farm, or the classroom.

Made on Saturdays

Order a repurposed build.

Fill in a few details — quantity, product type, the work you need done. We respond by email within one business day.

Rain catchment systems

A 275 or 330-gallon caged tote, top-cut with a fine mesh, a first-flush diverter, an overflow port, and a 2" spigot at the base. Drops under a downspout and stores enough water for a typical urban garden through a dry month.

275 gal rain catcher (basic): $135
275 gal with first-flush diverter + spigot kit: $175
330 gal with stand & double overflow: $245
Tote stand (cinder block riser, leveled): $40

Raised garden beds

A tote cut horizontally, opened, and reset into a 48 × 40 inch raised bed (~18 inches deep). Holds 5 cubic feet of soil — enough for tomatoes, peppers, squash, or a herb garden.

Standard raised bed (no liner): $95
Lined with food-grade EPDM: $125
Double-bed (two stacked, half-cut): $170

Hydroponic / dutch-bucket builds

Custom hydroponic builds for home and small commercial growers. We do the cut and plumbing; you do the planting. Typical builds include a reservoir tote, 6–12 dutch buckets cut from secondary totes, and 1" PVC return plumbing.

Starter hydroponic kit (6 buckets + reservoir): $285
Twelve-bucket commercial-style: $480

Planters

Half-tote planter (cut, deburred, drilled): $48
Quarter-tote planter set (4 from a single tote): $32 each
Tall planter (uncut tote with top removed): $85

Education kits

We sell pre-cut tote panels to schools and maker spaces for art and STEM projects. Panels run $8–$18 depending on size. Email for a kit list — we keep inventory rotating based on what comes through the yard.

Pickup

Repurposed goods are built and stocked on Saturdays (May–October). Pick up at the yard during Saturday open hours (9 a.m.–1 p.m.) or schedule delivery within Kent County for $25 + mileage.

Repurposed goods — totes with second lives

The long-form file.

Pre-cut, pre-fitted IBC builds for rainwater harvesting, raised garden beds, aquaponics, and small-shop secondary containment. The line started as a side hustle and turned into a real category — about 80–120 of these ship per year.

80–120

Repurposed builds shipped per year

$110–$340

Pricing depending on complexity

1–3 days

Build time per unit

100%

Sourced from Grade C totes that wouldn't return to fluid service

Deep dive

The detail behind the surface.

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The standard builds

Rain catchment kit ($165 + tote). Tote, first-flush diverter, screened inlet, sealed top hatch, 1" bottom bulkhead with garden-hose adapter, overflow plumbing kit. Built to drop under a downspout and produce usable irrigation water from your roof.

Raised garden bed cut ($95 cut + tote). Tote cut horizontally into two halves, both halves drilled for drainage. One 275-gallon tote yields two ~14"-deep raised beds with the same footprint as the cage. We deliver the cuts on a pallet for easy pickup.

Aquaponics starter ($240 + tote). Cut tote with grow-bed insert, pump, return plumbing, and bulkhead fittings. You supply the fish and the grow media. Long-form build guide: aquaponics from an IBC.

Secondary containment ($110). Cut-down tote functioning as a 75-gallon spill pan for under a drum or small-tank installation. Pop-out drain plug for periodic inspection.