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3505 Montopolis Dr, Austin, TX 78744
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Area 03 · The Gulf corridor

IBC totes in
Houston

Houston is where the totes come from. The petrochemical corridor generates more used IBCs than anywhere else in the state, and a large share of our intake arrives on a truck coming back from the ship channel.

A long line of used IBC totes on a quayside with container cranes and a cargo ship in the background

Order desk

Delivered price into Houston

Postal code and quantity get you a delivered number rather than a yard price plus a shrug about freight.

A working address — the quote comes back here.

US or Canada only, in the format (XXX) XXX-XXXX.

US state or Canadian province — name or two-letter code.

US ZIP (XXXXX or XXXXX-XXXX) or Canadian postal code (A1A 1A1).

26 totes fill a 53-foot trailer single-stacked.

Quotes are written by a human in the Austin yard, usually the same day. We never sell or share what you send us.

The short answer

We serve Houston and the surrounding petrochemical corridor in both directions: delivering reconditioned and new containers into blending and distribution operations, and collecting used totes in volume from the ship channel, Pasadena, Baytown, Deer Park and La Porte. Delivery runs two to four business days; high-volume collections are scheduled weekly.

  • Two to four business days for delivery from Austin
  • Weekly scheduled collection runs into the ship channel area
  • Volume buy-back — this corridor is our single largest intake source
  • SDS review on every chemical-history load before we commit
A wide view down a warehouse filled with hundreds of IBC totes stacked in rows under overhead lighting
The floorRoughly forty thousand containers pass through the yard each year. Around 83 % leave as containers.

Working with chemical-history containers

Houston loads come with more paperwork than anywhere else we operate, and that is exactly as it should be. Before we commit to a collection we ask for safety data sheets on the prior contents, and we will decline containers whose residue we cannot safely process or whose history is genuinely unknown.

  • SDS review before commitment, every time, on every chemical load.
  • Containers that held listed hazardous waste go to a licensed hauler, not to us. We will name one.
  • Certificate of destruction available for branded containers you do not want reappearing.
  • Volume pricing bands from 20 units up, with scheduled recurring collection above 100 a quarter.

Coverage

Houston proper, plus Pasadena, Deer Park, La Porte, Baytown, Channelview, Texas City, Galena Park, Sugar Land, Katy, Conroe and The Woodlands. Beaumont, Port Arthur and Orange are covered on the Gulf Coast corridor schedule.

Weathered and discoloured used IBC totes lined up outdoors in front of a warehouse, showing a range of staining and cage condition
Intake, ungradedArrivals before grading. Staining is cosmetic; a crease in the sidewall is not, and that is what we look for.
Two reconditioned 275 gallon IBC totes side by side on a warehouse floor, clear HDPE bottles in galvanised cages with red lids and blue ball valves
Graded and readyTwo 275 gallon units off the sales row — washed, new gaskets, valves rebuilt, photographed before they ship.

?Common questions

Questions people actually ask

Do you buy in volume from the ship channel?

Constantly. It is our largest single intake source and we run scheduled collections. Send a count, a ZIP and the SDS list and we will price it the same day.

Can you handle containers that held regulated products?

Depends entirely on the product. Send the SDS. There are things we will process happily, things we will take only for destruction, and things that need a licensed hazardous waste hauler. We will tell you which within an hour of seeing the sheet.

How long is delivery into Houston?

Two to four business days on the schedule. We run the corridor weekly at minimum, more often in the busy months.

↦Serving Houston from Austin

Everything runs from one yard

Distance from yard
165 mi east on SH-71 / I-10
Typical lead time
2–4 business days
Yard address
3505 Montopolis Dr, Austin, TX 78744
Order desk
quotes@ibctotestx.com
Buy-back desk
buyback@ibctotestx.com

We run a single well-stocked yard rather than several thin ones. It means you are always buying from the row we actually graded, and it means the person who answers your email can walk out and look at the container.

Yard hours: Monday–Thursday 7:00 AM–5:00 PM, Friday 7:00 AM–3:00 PM, Saturday 8:00 AM–12:00 PM. Gates close thirty minutes before the office.

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