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Who empties totes in the capital region
Seven kinds of site empty 275 and 330 gallon totes in the capital region: data-center chiller plants, biotech labs, breweries, food plants, coatings makers, construction and utility yards, and water utilities. Each page says what its totes usually held and where they go.
What each industry empties
| Industry | Usual last contents | Usual next life |
|---|---|---|
| Data-center cooling | Glycol, corrosion inhibitor, biocide | Recycle, or reconditioned for the same product |
| Life-sciences labs | Buffers and reagents | Recycle, or reconditioned for the same reagent |
| Breweries and distilleries | Syrups, flavourings, cleaners | Food-grade history sale, or recycle |
| Food and beverage plants | Ingredients and oils | Food-grade history sale |
| Coatings and plastics | Resins and additives | Washing or recycle |
| Construction and utility yards | Admixtures, fuel additives, fluids | Rinsed or recycle |
| Water and wastewater | Treatment chemicals | Recycle |
Why these seven
Each is an industry with named employers or acreage in the area: 233 data center buildings in Loudoun, more than 300 biotech companies in Montgomery County, 344 craft breweries in Virginia and 132 in Maryland, coatings and plastics employers in Warren County, 266 acres of construction land in the District, and the Lorton wastewater treatment plant. An industry with no sourced presence here has no page.
The same totes show up on the area pages, by county and city. The grades say where each one ends up.
If your site is not on the list
A site that does not fit these seven can still ask. Start with the Empty Check, send the last contents and the size, and we will read it against the grades.
Where the industry pages end
The seven pages cover the kinds of site the market research supports. A hospital, a school or a water park may also empty totes, but we have no sourced figure for them and have not written a page. Their requests are welcome and are read on their merits.
In this section
- Data-center and campus chiller plantsData-center chiller plants empty glycol, corrosion-inhibitor and biocide totes. See how to read the last contents and which next life fits.
- Biotech labs and pilot plantsBiotech labs and pilot plants on I-270 empty buffer and reagent totes. See how SDS records decide the grade and the next life.
- Breweries and distilleriesCraft breweries and distillers empty syrup, flavoring and cleaner totes. See how to keep a food-grade history and which totes recycle.
- Food and beverage plantsFood and beverage plants, grocery distributors and roasters empty ingredient and cleaner totes. See how each is graded and where it goes.
- Coatings and plastics plantsCoatings and plastics makers in Warren County empty resin and additive totes. See why they are hard to wash and what recycles.
- Construction and utility yardsConstruction and utility yards in the District hold admixtures, fuel additives and fluids in totes. See how they are graded and staged.
- Water and wastewater utilitiesWater and wastewater plants empty treatment-chemical totes. See why they are chemical totes, how they are graded and where Lorton fits.
Keep reading
- AreasThe counties and cities in the Washington, DC metro that this site writes about, from Ashburn to Landover, with the agency and rules for each.
- GradesThe eight grades a used tote can fall into, from new to damaged, and the check that decides each one.
- Last contents and the SDSWhy the last contents decide a tote's next life, where to find them on the label or SDS, and what to send with a pickup request.
Sources
- Data centers: the Loudoun story (Loudoun County)
- Montgomery County economic brief (Maryland Commerce)
- State craft beer statistics (Brewers Association)
- Warren County top employers (Virginia Works)
- Production, distribution and repair land use report (DC Office of Planning)
- Lorton, Virginia (Wikipedia)
Last reviewed . General guidance, not legal advice.