Repackify field manual
Used packaging, explained by the people who haul it.
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Repackify field manual
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Repackify field manual · 90 guides · updated for 2026
Pallets, IBC totes, gaylord boxes, drums and bulk bags: the sizes, grades, truckload math and pricing that decide whether a load is worth buying or selling. No brochure copy. Numbers you can quote on a call.
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Pick the row for your product and the column for the job in front of you.
| Product | Sizes & specs | Buying | Selling & recycling | Loading & freight |
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| Pallets | Standard pallet sizes and the 48 × 40 GMA | Grade A vs B vs recycled: what you are paying for | Who buys used pallets, and what they pay | Loading a full truckload (520–616 pallets) |
| IBC totes | 275 vs 330 gallon: dimensions and weights | Reconditioned, rebottled, rinsed or used | Getting empties picked up without a hitch | Dry van, flatbed or box truck: tote counts |
| Gaylord boxes | 2-, 3-, 4- and 5-wall: strength and price |
Just filed · · IBC Totes
There is no single answer, and that is not a dodge — it is the actual structure of the problem. An IBC tote is three separate components that age at different rates for different reasons, wrapped in one regulatory limit that has nothing to do with physical wear at all. A tote stored indoors holding a mild detergent can stay in service for well over a decade. The same tote left in full sun holding rainwater may be visibly degraded in three summers. And a tote used to transport regulated liquids typically comes off the road at around five years no matter how good it looks — for reasons that have more to do with industry practice than with the tank itself. This guide covers all three clocks, what shortens each one, and how to tell when a tank is finished.
Chapter 01 · 28 guides
IBC Totes
There is no single answer, and that is not a dodge — it is the actual structure of the problem. An IBC tote is three separate components that age at different rates for different reasons, wrapped in one regulatory limit that has nothing to do with physical wear at all. A tote stored indoors holding a mild detergent can stay in service for well over a decade. The same tote left in full sun holding rainwater may be visibly degraded in three summers. And a tote used to transport regulated liquids typically comes off the road at around five years no matter how good it looks — for reasons that have more to do with industry practice than with the tank itself. This guide covers all three clocks, what shortens each one, and how to tell when a tank is finished.
| Buying a truckload of gaylords |
| Selling used gaylords for cash |
| Full-flap vs partial-flap bottoms in transit |
| Drums | 55 gallon drum dimensions, steel and plastic | Only need a few? Where to go | Recycled plastic drum pricing | The SDS sheet every hauler asks for |
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| Bulk bags | FIBC sizes and safe working loads | Buying used packaging without getting burned | Selling surplus for the most money | Loading a truckload efficiently |
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This is a field checklist. Every point on it can be checked by eye and by hand, in gloves, in about five minutes, without tools. It is designed for the moment when you are standing next to a tank deciding whether to hand over money — or trying to work out what your own tank is still good for. One thing to establish before you start: an inspection tells you the condition of a tote. It does not tell you what was in it. Contents history is established through documentation, not observation, and for anything involving food, drinking water, or regulated transport, documentation is the part that matters. This checklist covers the half you can verify yourself.
There are five things you can do with a surplus IBC tote. Only one of them costs you money. That is worth knowing before you start, because "how do I get rid of this" is the question most people ask first, and disposal is the most expensive answer available. It is sometimes the right answer — there are cases below where nothing else will do — but it should be the conclusion of the process rather than the starting assumption.
Most specification questions about IBC totes have a clean answer and one complication. Dimensions are genuinely standardised, because the footprint is tied to the pallet. Capacity is standardised in name but not in practice, because nominal capacity is a classification rather than a fill level. Weight is not standardised at all, because it depends on the manufacturer, the pallet type, and how much moisture a wooden pallet has taken on.
Chapter 02 · 24 guides
Everything about pallets
Packaging is light and bulky, so a trailer almost always cubes out before it weighs out. Learn how to win the floor, stack flats densely, secure the load, and describe freight accurately so you don't get reclassed.
How to store wooden pallets so they stay dry, hold their grade, and don't become a fire or tip-over hazard — covering indoor vs. outdoor storage, stack height, idle-pallet fire load, and FIFO rotation.
ISPM-15 governs the wood pallets and crates used in international trade. Here's what the standard requires, how to read the IPPC mark, and when a domestic shipment is exempt.
A GMA pallet is the 48" x 40" wooden stringer pallet that moves most freight in North America. This guide covers its exact dimensions, the Grade A / Grade B / recycled grading system, weight capacity, and what one actually costs by the truckload.
Chapter 03 · 18 guides
Where surplus packaging goes when it leaves your dock, who pays for it, and how to set up a program that does not depend on one hauler.
A practical buyer's playbook for sourcing used pallets, gaylords, IBC totes, drums, and bulk bags — defining the right grade, hitting truckload minimums, pricing landed cost, and verifying condition before you pay.
A seller's playbook for recovering the most cash on surplus pallets, totes, drums, and gaylords — sort by grade, build to truckload quantities, document honestly, and route to multiple buyers.
A practical reference for sorting used pallets, gaylords, IBC totes, drums, and bulk bags into three buckets — good enough to resell, recycle-only, or reject — with concrete acceptance criteria for each.
A practical, six-phase playbook for ops and warehouse managers: audit your streams, segregate at the source, decide reuse vs. resell vs. recycle, and measure what you recover.
Chapter 04 · 18 guides
Bulk boxes are judged by wall count and bottom flap, not by the print on the side. What each spec is for and what a used one should cost.
The main types of Gaylord boxes explained - wall counts (2 to 5-wall), materials (cardboard, plastic, metal), and shapes like octagonal octabins.
A practical guide to handling Gaylord boxes - how to assemble and fold them flat, secure them on a pallet, stack them safely, and store used boxes.
Learn how to recycle Gaylord boxes the right way - how to prep and bale them, what can't be recycled, and when to reuse or resell instead.
How big is a Gaylord box? The most common size is 48" x 40" x 36". See standard Gaylord box dimensions, weight capacities, and how much they weigh.
Chapter 05 · 2 guides
everything about our company.
This case study highlights how reevaluating procurement strategies and leveraging competitive tools can generate significant cost savings for businesses. By addressing outdated contracts, exploring alternative suppliers, and tapping into online marketplaces, our client achieved a dramatic reduction in pallet costs, freeing up thousands of dollars annually.
RePackify is excited to announce the successful close of our seed fundraising round, led by SNAK Venture Partners. This investment will accelerate our mission to streamline warehouse shipping and to make our marketplace the go to spot for all warehouse procurement.