IBC tote recycling in Leesburg, Virginia

Four industries, two kinds of tote

A device maker cleans parts and may use solvents or reagents; an aviation shop uses fluids. Grocery retail and wholesale clubs buy finished goods, so their empties are more likely to be cleaning supplies for the building. A club that mops a floor empties a tote slowly.

None of those sources is counted here. If you run one, tell us the tote count and the product and we will read it against the grades.

Why the SDS comes first

A medical device maker’s totes may have held something regulated. Reading the last contents shows how the SDS answers three questions: is it hazardous, is it acute, and can the bottle be washed.

Small sites, small batches

Leesburg is the county seat, and its sites are likely to hold a handful of totes rather than a yard. That is fine. A request for two empties is still a request, and the pickup page explains what to send.

Why a county seat has industry

Leesburg lists medical device manufacturing and aviation next to grocery retail and wholesale clubs. The first two are specialist trades with specialist chemistry. Medical device makers often work in cleanrooms with validated cleaning agents. Aviation work is regulated by its own rules for fluids. Both keep good records, and good records make grading easy.

Wholesale clubs and grocery retail

Grocery retail and wholesale clubs do not usually empty chemical totes in volume. When they do, it is for building maintenance: floor care, refrigeration and water treatment. A request from one should name the contractor who supplied the totes, because the contractor may be the generator.

Medical devices and the cleanroom

A device maker working in a cleanroom uses validated cleaning agents and solvents, often in small containers. A 275 gallon tote is more likely to carry facility-scale chemistry such as water treatment. The mix is why the SDS must come first, not the size.

The county seat

Leesburg sits at the western end of the Dulles Greenway and on Route 7. A request from here should name the road and the unit, since several businesses may share an address.

Asking from Leesburg

Leesburg ZIP codes are 20175 and 20176.