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I either screw them to a pallet or cut to lay flat on the ground and set my metal tote on it so the tote doesn't freeze to the ground in the winter.

Don't worry guys, Adam hugs every tree before he cuts it down 😂😂😂

I started with totes that didn't have bladders. Then I got some non-food grade totes with bladders and I came up with a similar solution but perhaps better for my situation. I cut the bladders diagonally into two halves. Each one of these halves can be used to create a peaked roof over your tote of wood. I hinge the "roofs" on one side so I can flip them up for loading and unloading. I'll soon have more roofs than I need for my older totes, but it's great for me because it sheds snow and sits outside the tote, not inside like yours. Try it out!

IBC totes are single use anyway, that's why you find them for sale so cheaply, the original users can't re-use them. So you are not increasing the environmental impact; in fact, you are reducing it by recycling the cage and 1/6th of the plastic. Most "save the planet" "tree huggers" seem to be quick to criticise but pretty slow to present alternatives, whereas you are actually making a positive contribution.

I use them upside down to cover stuff that I dont want in my sheds - even bolt two together for example to cover a tiller or mower.

The tote could be used for storing kindling , sawdust, compost , etc.

I actually use the blaters for recycling, screw them to a pallet and when there full I load them with the tractor on the trailer and take them in. Fewer trips makes it really handy.

If you have a need to irrigate, bladders could be used to collect rainwater off the roofs of your buildings. An inch of rain collected off a building with 1000 sq ft of floor area will pretty much fill two 330-gallon bladders.

Cut the ICB’S bladder diagonally and place them on top ( it will look like a wee house. Tie it down. 1 bladder will do 2 baskets no waste)

I write Free on mine and sit them down at my road side firewood stand and there gone in a day. That is how I get rid of them 😊

Carry on young wood warrior, there is always that 10% you can never please Tom Retired Navy Roll Tide

They make great liners for wooden planter boxes. Keeps the wood from rotting after one season. Just drill some holes in the bottom and build your planter to suit!

Yep you’re right, if you are going to complain or criticize be sure to have a solution to go with it. Or be quiet! 👍

I sell firewood here in Western New York and I lag bolt mine to pallets, drill holes in the bottom for water to drain and I rinse them out and use the to hold smoker wood or Sawdust. The color dye is non toxic. It made of carbon. It however is very messy. The black color is easy to wash out but when I get red color ones I just cut them up as you did and when I have a load of trash for the transfer station I threw them out or j csn take them directly to a recycling center however any way I get rid of them costs me money do I try to reuse them whenever possible. Ignore the tree huggers trying to save the planet they just don't understand how the world really works. Keep the videos coming Adam 👍

Are they strong enough to attach to a pallet and stack wood in?

Thank you for advice on disposing of the bladders. I have 15 in my shop area now, and have been looking for a solution. Never thought of using top for rain protection. Great video!! And, I agree....if you do not have an idea to contribute on how to handle an issue, keep quiet.

Hello from Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada. Thanks for sharing your great video’s please keep them coming.

Keep up the good work and vids Adam, best wishes for 2021

Very helpful and thoughtful answer! Thanks so much!

Brian nailed my comment exactly diagonally cutting the bladders

Depending on the rigidity of the bladder after the lid has been removed, they may make good container gardens or raised bed garden.

Carter Lumber? I work for another lumber yard and seen your hoodie. 😊👍🏻 Great video sir! I like the IBC tote idea a lot, seems to be effective if you can use them and get them. As far as the totes, I feel you have done your best to try and do the last possible solution. I seen how you use the tops as a cover for the fire wood. No hate here, pure support. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

I’ve thought about cutting them in half, building a platform, placing the half bladder on the platform and using it as a raised garden. Now, that is only going to repurpose a few of the bladders. I haven’t done it yet. This spring’s project. There is a recycling company local to me that will take them but I have to pay $5 each. Keep doing what you’re done man!

Great video as always I just started using IBC totes and it is very convenient

Maybe you can find a local garden club the could use them for container gardens. Also try advertising them on Craigslist and Marketplace for free, other people might have a use we haven’t thought of.

Adam- my Grandfather taught me a saying: "all you can do is all you can do. But all you can do is enough." I love your videos. Thanx :)

Ty that's what I do.i have put one on an axle n anchored it done for watering gardens n my driveway gets really dusty so I have pvc pipe on the back full of holes to water that down but can't have only one of those.

Way to take on the situation 👍👏 I really thought the comment about sitting the metal frames on something like a pallet or landscape timber’s to stop them from freezing to the ground was a smart move too. 👏

I've used them as a roof covering on the IBC totes after cutting them on a 45°. I the extras I advertised them for free on market place and found the farmers want them for projects like goat houses.

Cut them about 8in to 12in and use them for a raised bed gardens just open the bung for drainage .Cut on one side down to 4 in and use to mix potting soil.Turn over and make mini green houses.Cut side panles and make siding and shingles out of them.

We're picking up 4 totes on Tuesday. We've started our firewood adventure as of last week after noticing several people looking for firewood in the area. I plan to use the bladders for a worm composting to recycle our waste and to make worm fertilizer. But, after reading the comments, I'm doing raised garden beds and aquaponics too :)

The side makes a nice long piece. I use it to cover my firewood stacks. Works great for me.

Thanks for the information. You answered the question. The problem I have is the small totes are like $100 each up here in Connecticut. I saw your video on where you got totes and I wish I could find them that cheap around here. Great Job on the channel.

I respect that he's willing to disclose what he does with the extra plastic. Those plastic coverings could be used to enhance wildlife habitat in your woods. Place them flat on the ground. Near water for amphibians, and near sunny clearings for snakes and mice. It might not look pretty, but the animals will love it.

The bottoms can be used to cover firewood as well. Can cut and make water buckets for live stock, can be used as a garden planter. Rain barrel. Put inside and used to store feed in. I'm sure there is other uses as well. Have a great day be safe

I like your method and plan to use it.

Great, A good description, on the whole process

Cut the bladder Diagonal it will overlap the edge of the tote keeping the wood drier. Why do you use the angle grinder to cut the tote I use the sawzal not near as likely to get a piece of metal in your eye and seems to be faster for me. I have tried both ways.

I have only used one IBC tote so far but I have been contemplating cutting one face out and then using a hole saw or jig saw to cut air holes and drain holes to throw my hunks and chunks in. I have been battling this as well reason I haven't bought more yet. If you are Interested in the idea and want more details let me know. Great Video as always, happy fire wooding from North East, PA! I also see farms cut a side off for calf and goat shelters, not sure if they need the cages or not for that.

And that sir is why I haven't bothered using these totes. The idea is solid especially for your business but the plastic is the problem where we live. Thank you so much for this and other informational videos. I'm subscribed to your channel and enjoy your videos. BTW, Diablo products are a step above all others when it comes to cutting. Todd in NH.

Adam, great video on the ibc baskets. The one concern that I would have is the material/chemical residue in the plastic container and disposing it properly. I'm sure you have thought about this. If the container had something hazardous in them, they would require proper disposal at a hazardous waste facility. Not trying to stir anything up but your viewers should be aware of this. I enjoyed your video.

I have used them for brooders for both chickens and turkeys. And then a few of my friends thought that was a great idea and so I have been able to repurpose 6 or 7 of them. The bladders I have were used to contain hydrogen peroxide so they are pretty clean compared to what your working with. I also gave a couple away for calf housing. its a win win. Great videos, I really enjoy them!

Maybe cut off top and bottom , cut center section down one side , then lay down flat to set your totes on to keep weeds from growing into your wood baskets ? OR cut top off to cap basket , then cut side down halfway horizontally and use for mini gardens ?

Timely as I just received 12 IBC totes and was wondering what the H&*^^ I was going to do with the totes! Thanks.

Nice job. Takes grit to do this video. Very good work.

From an old forklift driver... You might want to use 2 tie down straps when moving them stacked. One to secure the bottom IBC to the grille of your forks, and the second looped over the top of the second to make one unit. No top tote falling off that way.

For greater rain protection Cut the plastic down about 3” to 5” and then slit the corners then lightly score the top corne.r then you can flair those out a bit on the front and back and tuck the two sides. Like a small overhang to cover the log buts.

And also you could reduce waste and bother by cutting diagonal for peaked covers as I think others have suggested.

Adam, great channel. I use them now because of you and ive found a source that has food grade blathers. I have people buying them off Facebook market place for a bunch of different reasons. Keep up the good work!

You can put the parts , put down under the totes to keep out the mud, keep weeds,grass from coming up and stay dryer on the bottom

Just a thought. If you build some kind of shed, you could use the plastic panels for roofing and siding. They would probably work great if you overlap them all the right way. It’s still great that you reuse the tops. I always wondered what you used for covering, so that’s a start. It’d easily be half a dozen of them to finish a tool shed or something. It’s my best idea.

I use the bladders in my aquaponics and greenhouse system for fish, rainwater, and sometimes split in half for a raised bed as well. I have a hard time finding them as a unit (basket and bladder) for less than $100.

Bingo!! Every time i listen to someone I know complaining about this or that I ask, "so what's your solution?"

Can you use the plastic blather to store wood in by fasting it to a pallet. Double the entire production you would have to put holes in bottom for water drainage but I think it would work unless plastic is to flimsy. Never the less love your videos keep them coming

1. You can cut them to 2 ft tall container and use them as cattle grass feeder. 2. You can cut into 2 ft tall, poke drain holes at bottom and fill dirt, manure and soil and use as vegetable beds. 3. You can use them as cattle and chicken water feeders 4. You can store cattle, pig and chicken feed storage bins

I've said it before, but I'll say it again. Adam, the thing about your channel that appeals STRONGLY to me is that you are so professional, shooting straight from the hip, no foolishness, and it's easy to tell that you are a true businessman. By the way, I appreciate your method of deciding what to do with the plastic containers. Keep up your stellar work, young man.

I've seen guys use the bladder for fire wood as well. Cut the top off like you did. Wash it out then screw it to a pallet. Can't fill it as full of course but good for smaller lighter wood. Saw dust or bark. Give it a try I'd like to see how it could work for you.

Thanks...I've been wondering about that.

Great video. I always wondered about what to do with the bladders. Some of the food grade ones could be used/ sold for rainwater collection, bear bait, etc... the ones with dye or oil, could be used to for wood scraps off the splitter to turn to mulch. Maybe places that make mulch would take the scraps when you go pick up more totes? Never going to keep everyone happy, I think burning them is definitely the worst option.

Always gonna be nay sayers Adam. W/M in our area has a giant incinerator. Used to be, several years ago you could haul most anything in and they'd dispose of it for you. Even gas and oil companies would take stuff to them. I've been with a gas company for 40 years and have seen a lot of changes. Any more i think they just deliver dumpsters and come and change them out when full. Hope you have a great 2021.

Hey Adam another great video I haven’t gotten around to cutting my plastic tires down yet but I was goin to try n cut them diagonally so make two triangle looking pieces n put them on top thst way plus the water should jus run rite off like I said dnt kno if it will work as well as I think as I didn’t get to try yet but fig I’d share god bless

I liked your video. Have you thought about selling or using the remainder tote for compost bins? Cheers

Love your statement about a suggestion instead of hate. To much of that right now. How about using some for the debris from the firewood? The odd shaped pieces. Cutoffs etc. then when you get one full sell it for cheap or give it away when you get to o many.

I literally bought 5 yesterday after watching your channel and had no idea what to do with the bottom half. I was cutting strips out of the sides to put under the ricks that won't fit in totes

Hi Folks - In all due 🙌 respect, I see a lot folks are wrestling with the dilemma of what to do with the plastic bladder portion of a IBC tote when used in the realm of processing and storing firewood. I applaud the guy who first came up with the idea of taking these totes out to the work site, cut your wood, split it, stack it in the tote, until its full, take the bucket of your tractor, slide it under one side of the tote, and wrap a chain around the upper third of the tote, like a seat belt, and put the whole thing away out of sight, until its seasoned and ready to be moved in front of or near by the wood stove and unloaded with each refueling of the wood stove, as needed. No more pretty stacks, of nicely air dried and seasoned, now covered in snow when its time to burn fire wood. No more unsightly piles of cut and split firewood drenched in freezing rain, no more fondling of each pice of wood several times before its transformation into ash via the fire box. Please take a look at this solution where you utilize the entire tote, (as in, to transport, season and store your fire wood untill its ready for burning. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d9SGgpNoudSwhHU.html There has got to be a reason why? this very simple style is not more readily used. I am concerned that I may be in for a rude awakening. Because all I use is an angle grinder with a metal cutting fiber blade and a pair of side cutters. Cut out a side panel, of the tote, (metal and plastic). Recycle the metal and use the plastic as a door hinged by bailing wire. And there you have it, a miniature portable wood shead. Fill them up in the off season, store them out of sight and retrieve them when ready to burn. I want to believe only thing hindering folks, from using this simple solution is based on our fore father's heritage, (God love'em, with all due respect, they didn't have these totes that long ago.) And the solution of using the entire tote, plastic and all, is much too simple, begging the questioning why more people are not storing their fire wood this way?

Good video. I agree with the way you dispose of your plastic tanks, I am lucky that I can buy just the ibc tote frames without the tanks.

#1 how come they're not used over by the company that makes the dye? #2 can you use the bottom for a cover? #3 can you clean them out and use them for gardening?

You could drill 1 inch holes in the bottom, put a pallet inside, put a pallet underneath it, and then use it in much the same way you use the metal part. Due to the "ugly" look of this part you could it for wood that needs further processing. And i wouldnt bother stacking neatly as the intent is to remove it anyway. By the way love your videos, keep at it! 😁

One option I have seen is to cut the bladder along the diagonals and make a gabled roof for the cage. You can secure to the top rung of the cage with zip ties - and cut an opening in the gable end about the access opening for head room when loading and unloading the cage. It will look at little bit like a dog house when completed. You will still need to dispose of the other half of the bladder.

I don't sell wood but an switching over to the totes to store and dry wood since my piles are always getting wet and full of fungi. I planned on buying 12 or so but after buying 2, I used 1 bladded to make apeaked roof for 2 totes and now have a complete bladder that's not used. Since mine will remain statinoary, I plan to cut out the front and back, leaving the roof and flood to store more wood in. They can always be used by catfishermen for livewells for tournaments so you may be able to re-sell them.

Just watched the vid and you all gave me another idea. I will do the peaked roof for my totes but with the other pieces I will be re-roofing my old equipment shed as the roof is leaking and i think the plastic, as thick as it is, will hold up quite nicely. No need to go out and buy expensive metal roofing! Thank you all!

Is there a reason you can’t use the bottom for a lid also? The sides could work too - maybe? If not on all of that you could fill them with soil & use for “building blocks” - to shore up a retention wall somewhere... love your channel and videos! Marcus from Chesapeake VA.

I'd ship them to whoever is complaining and let them get rid of them..... you can't fix stupid :o).......Keep doing what you're doing

Could also punch drainage and air holes and use as compost bins.

I’m hoping to build a woodshed in the next year and was thinking if I can get those totes cheap enough, I would cut the panels to make roofing and see how it holds up

I'm impressed that your garbage gets picked up, we live to remote for a garbage service, you either bury it or take it to the tip, a 35 minute drive.

One use for food grade would be for catching rain water for plants or animals, small market easy to put out for free sign or media.

Depending what came in the totes before you could get pallets from somewhere for free. Slap a pallet under a tote drill a lot of holes in the totes sides with a big paddle bit for air flow to get to wood and use it as another storage bin for wood. This way you get 2 storage bins out of one IBC tote. I understand some totes have nasty stuff in them as well. Don't know how strong the walls are on one of those but I think it would be tough enough to hold wood. If it were me I'd give it a trial run.

Try cutting your plastic tubes in half from corner to corner..from bottom left to top left to front right to bottom right back to bottom left. Makes to covers with a peak to have snow and rain to run off of stacked wood..No waste at all !!! Try one...and film it and see if you like the idea??? Happy New Year and All The Best !!!

I have a local dump I can haul them to and a section for plastics to dump them off then they recycle the plastic. If you got that within a hour from you then just save them up and haul them off with your trailer. I also seen one guy with fire wood cut top and bottom off and that access section out drill vent holes in it on all 4 sides and slide the bladder back in fill it up and top it with cap. He said it keeps more water off to dry and keep dry and it still gets air to circulate around wood. Then all you have is the bottom and that little access section to worry about.

Just a quick thought I had, what about paintballers? Possibly sell (or donate) the totes to a local range as easy cover to build a play area

I picked a few of these up today, the guys selling them was also making snow sleds for kids out of the scrap tubs. The plastic is tough and they're obviously slippery...haha

Hi Adam. I love your channel. Good attitude, good content. Could the plastic totes be repurposed as water/drinking butts for people in your county with fields of horses or cattle? Keep the videos coming!

Great video! You answered my question from my video earlier this week. I am not certain if our garbage men will take it, but I'm going to try one a week. Typically, their philosophy is - "if it doesn't fit in a garbage bag, it stays beside your garbage can and we don't take it." Are you using the 275 gallon IBC totes? Does your Kioti lift the 330 gallon totes full of wood? Can the Kioti lift the tote of wood when it's all green?

No complaint from me. I cut mine up into smaller pieces. So, I can fit them into the trash can. Great video!

I cut on a diagonal to get two roof shaped pieces. Also cover the sharp metal edges with a couple layers of duct tape for added protection

Thank you for you help!

Adam: Some here in Georgia use them to start tomato plants, an strawberries & so-on. Me Red Oak acorns & Hickory nuts, someday hope to with Apple seeds. For Apple wood is used in smoking Hams down here. Catch you on the next one!

Great video Adam, Just remember, you’ll never please everyone, and most people would rather complain rather than provide a viable solution. I have to admit I’m a bit of a recycle freak and all I’d ask of everyone is exactly what you’ve gone and done. You’ve looked around and done your due diligence in looking into ways to dispose of the bladders and currently there’s nothing available. Stay safe

Unfortunately this is pretty similar as to how I get rid of them per our conversation a few weeks back! I like the way you cut it down and folded it though! I’ll have to try that, I just bring the entire bladder to the dump.

just cut them in half at the opposing corners, that makes two tops like a gabled roof

Do you ever get the 330gal ibc? They are same dimensions but taller. I then cut 2 sides like you do the roof and use for lids. On these you can also turn sideways, cut the bottom off, then cut a door and the whole thing fits on the outside of a cage. Then it protects all the wood from snow. I do this for the bins I'm pulling wood into the house for and the next runner up. You only need so many lids though so I'm getting to the point where I chop them up and take to the dump. Though I'll keep one whole and put trash in it and the other chopped bins.

I wonder if they would be translucent enough to use in a winter garden as cold frames. I bet you could grow a few heads of cabbage under one of those. Just a thought. The idea is to Reduce, Recycle, or Reuse. You are doing your part by reusing part of what would have been 100% trash. That is better than nothing. Drive on young man! You are doing the right thing.

my friend turned the bottom of those into worm farms , he sells worms for bait, and the worm water for fertilizer, he also so sells compost.

With people buying rain barrels, I suggest setting near road with sign free rain barrel and see how that works, though some other good ideas in comments as well. Do what you feel you can do considering time you have.

option 4 sell them for Raised Bed Garden. Use logs and wood buried in the dirt with 8 inch's of dirt and compost on top for vegetables. garden is called a Hugelkultur raised bed.

I lay a tarp down when processing and all the fines scrap and saw dust is gathered and placed into IBC PLASTIC TUBS after being run through a wood chipper and the saw dust and chips is then turned into briquett.

I'm not that familiar with them, but look like they'd be a good option to store waste oil as a whole unit. I like the fact that you can move them around with forks. As for as what to do once you cut them up for firewood storage, is it possible to use the plastic bladders to plant stuff in? Might cut it down a bit and drill some holes in the bottom for drainage, but that might work. Maybe even as feed or water buckets for livestock. If i have any other great ideas, i'll be sure to pass along. Great channel and don't worry about the critics. Easy to criticize when you don't contribute to anything.

What I do is cut the totes in half and use them as raised garden beds ,they work great if you have limited growing space.