PLEASE NOTE: We broker these barrels (i.e. we get them when supply meets demand), we do not hold any stock at the moment, so please do not visit unannounced or without confirmation! Simply eMail us with your request and when something comes up we will notify you, and if you still want the containers feel free to purchase (no obligation)!

Alchem Bio is a major broker of Food-Grade HDPE & PE plastic containers in assorted sizes, far cheaper than any such brand-new items you will find!

Contact Card - please copy and paste into your address book / keep on a Notepad file:

Product: Mostly Food-Grade plastic barrels, jerry cans & buckets in assorted sizes. Can deliver.

Example prices: 30-litre barrels @ £2.75 / 50-litre barrels @ £4.25 / 60-litre barrels @ £5 / 120-litre barrels @ £5.50 / 200-litre barrels @ £6 (Please note: the 25-, 120-, & 200-litre barrels are not usually food-grade)

Company Name: Alchem Bio
eMail: sales@alchembio.co.uk (eMail is preferred to phone, all eMails are answered)

Phone: (07963) 632 484
Website: http://www.alchembio.co.uk
eBay Shop: http://shop.ebay.co.uk/merchant/bulk_distribution
Location: 198-202 Waterloo Road, Yardley, Birmingham B25 8LD (England). No unannounced visits please.
Open by prior arrangement: Monday-Sunday, 9am-9pm (visits outside of these times possible if urgent).

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Please note: The 25-litre barrels are not usually food-grade

30-Litre OPEN TOP (full-aperture opening, mostly with SCREW-ON lid) Plastic Barrels

Can probably take as much as 32-34 Litres but this is not official

Dimensions: 92.5 cm high x 59 cm wide

Weight: 9 Kg

PRICE: £6 each

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5-Litre Plastic Buckets with Lids & Handles

Other sizes of bucket are intermittently available - feel free to contact us about our miscellaneous stock.

15-Litre Plastic Jerry Cans

Dimensions: 38 cm high x 27 cm x 24 cm

Weight: 0.7 Kg

PRICE: £1 each

20-Litre Plastic Jerry Cans

Dimensions: -

25-Litre Plastic Jerry Cans

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Merits of our Food-Grade barrels - GENERAL:

* Some barrels are clean inside, some may require cleaning - the extent of which is up to the buyer. 

* Waterproofing: You may need silicone sealant / plumbing tape / 10mm expanded neoprene cord / a carrier bag or cling film across the opening, over which the lid screws on {best option} to ensure waterproofing

* All of these barrels can be used for collecting waste oil, outdoor pursuits (angling, keeping possessions dry when kayaking, constructing a barge, etc.), camping, caravanning, horticulture (they make very cheap plant pots, and the 30-litre barrels being particularly elongated, plants will grow with thicker bark, and they can be used as water butts when fitted with plastic taps), livestock-/bird- (pheasant feeders are a popular application)/horse-feeding, home brewing (when fitted with plastic taps, or simply used for grain storage), waste bins, etc. In fact, any purpose which involves creating "X" litres of clearly-defined space is relevant here. The barrels' being food-grade is essential to their diversity of applications.

* The removable lids make pouring in, securing, and pouring out any contents supremely easy.

* The handles facilitate carriage. Sizes 60-litre upward tend not to have handles, due to their gross weight.

* The barrels are stackable - recommended up to 3 high and no more, except in the case of the 25-litre barrels, which can be stacked up to 5 high.

* To conclude this brief list extolling the virtues of our plastic food-grade barrels, we can say that they have universal use, and specifically, they are great for small-large enterprises, but no matter what size the enterprise, a 30- or 50-litre plastic barrel will always find a niche in anything from industry to outdoor pursuits to ecology.

Merits specific to our 30-Litre Food-Grade barrels:

* Some barrels have an inner lid - a tray that sits at the top, like a diaphragm - as well as the mandatory outer lid.

* Some barrels have clamp-top lids, where a circular clip fixes the lid to the body (the lid in this minority of barrels is not screw-on). The clip can be plastic, or it can be metal. These barrels do not have an inner lid. In the case of clamp-top barrels, if one is using them to collect waste vegetable oil (as an example of their common use), it is advised that one keeps the clamp at home, using it only when transporting the barrels. That way, the clamp will not get mislaid.

LITTLE-KNOWN FACT: * 30-litre barrels are superior to any other size. Their full capacity is quickly discernible. The 30-litre barrels weigh approximately 1.8 Kg each. The entire container will only come to about 30 Kg when full. Even if using a sack truck (which would be necessary when collecting full barrels of anything above 30 litres in capacity, for example a full 50-litre barrel), one would still need to lift the full container into your vehicle at the end of the trek back to the vehicle and when unloading the vehicle. And so, 30-litre barrels are superior to 50-litre barrels in many ways. They are the nexus of portability against the backdrop of volume. Furthermore, one could simply give away a 30-litre barrel along with its contents when selling the latter. This would save time.

Merits specific to our 50-Litre Food-Grade barrels:

* The 50-litre barrels obviously have a larger capacity than their 30-litre counterparts, but thus are relatively less portable - using sack trucks / trolleys to transport them would ameliorate this disadvantage.

LITTLE-KNOWN FACT: * The 50-litre barrels are more stable (e.g. when stacked) than the 30-litre barrels we offer, as the 50-litre barrels are squatter (having a lower centre of gravity). This is an important logistical (e.g. considering an oil collection-round using a van) and mass-storage (e.g. pertinent to storing waste in the confined space of a kitchen) commendation. 

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HOW TO PURCHASE:

Email: sales@alchembio.co.uk / Contact No.: (07963) 632 484 - Please eMail (preferred) / phone first, to check availability. Once availability is confirmed, we can either set up an eBay sale for the containers, or a PayPal payment invoice for the containers, or you may directly send the payment to our PayPal eMail address (see below). PayPal purchases are protected by law and any purchase made electronically (via PayPal and/or eBay) is in itself a transaction record, but for our Own Courier delivery, we will also give you a paper receipt.

PAYMENT:

You may pay via PayPal or any other instant payment method offered by eBay. Our eMail address to send PayPal payments to is sales@alchembio.co.uk

Alternative payment methods: Postal order, direct bank transfer, or cash on delivery.

Confer with us for further details of these alternative methods. We do not accept cheques because of the time taken to clear funds, during which availability of containers will have fluctuated somewhat.

Please note: You do not have to be subscribed to the PayPal service to make a payment via PayPal - you may use any major electronic payment method (including credit card) via PayPal, without actually being a customer.

DETAILS TO INCLUDE WITH EVERY DELIVERY ORDER (e.g. in the "Message" section when sending a PayPal payment, or on a note posted with a cheque):

* Description of what you are buying (e.g. 50-Litre open-top plastic barrels)

* Quantity purchased

* Cost of the items themselves (e.g. 20 x £4.25 = £85 total item cost)

* Cost of delivery (if applicable)

* Delivery address (if applicable). Buyer must give a PayPal-Verified address with their PayPal payment, or if sending an unverified address, inform us in the Message box on PayPal. Notification via any other channel will not be accepted for PayPal payments. If paying by Postal Order, include the delivery address on a note with the cheque.

* Your contact number (can be a mobile, this is for the courier)

COLLECTION / DELIVERY:

Once all these details have been received and the correct payment total has cleared, we will arrange for collection or delivery.

Collection option:

The Buyer may collect their containers if the minimum quantity is available.

Minimum quantities permitting Buyer to collect:

5-litre bucket: 100 pcs
10-litre bucket: 50 pcs
5-litre jerry can: 100 pcs
15-litre jerry can: 10 pcs
20-litre jerry can: 10 pcs
25-litre jerry can: 20 pcs
30-litre jerry can: 10 pcs
25-litre barrel: 20 pcs
30-litre barrel: 30 pcs
50-litre barrel: 10 pcs
60-litre barrel: 6 pcs
120-litre barrel: 10 pcs
200-litre barrel: 10 pcs

Delivery option:

We can deliver any available quantity of containers. Due to spiralling delivery costs and frequent tariff changes with major courier companies (e.g. Parcelforce), we can no longer post containers, we can deliver items via our Own Courier.
 

Our Own Courier delivery option:

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: Our own drivers can deliver to your door anything up to 5,000 buckets / 1,000 x 5-litre / 400 x 15-litre / 200 x 30-Litre / 160 x 50-Litre / 130 x 60-Litre / 55 x 120-Litre / 35 x 200-Litre containers per trip (Mainland UK only). This can be on a COD-basis but payment can also be cleared first. You will get a receipt. Our drivers are capable of same-day delivery, and they are extremely cost-effective. The cost for using our own courier service is £0.50 / mile of the round trip distance calculated on a postcode-to-postcode route plan rendered by the AA Route Planner found at http://www.theaa.com/travelwatch/planner_main.jsp

Enquire at sales@alchembio.co.uk (preferred) or phone (07963) 632 484 if you would prefer our Own Courier delivery option.