Dear fellow Dumpsternauts,

Has anyone ran across a potential source for plastic barrels and buckets.

I'm working on a "make your own" ethanol project and I'm looking for food grade plastic barrels and buckets.

Both would need solid tops with screw on lids, similar to those on 55-gallon barrels. These containers have to be airtight for the fermentation process to work.

I'm looking for 5-gallon, 30-gallon and 55-gallon sizes suitable for holding food as the co-products from the distilling process will go towards feeding animals and fertilizing gardens. So I can't use the item if it has contained toxic chemicals. What works great are the barrels that institutions use for their dishwashing detergent or the barrels used by soft drink manufacturers that contain the sryup.

Any suggestions where I might find these types of items free... or very cheap?


Thanks,

Mark in Nashville