Gaylord boxes Dry boxes with no mold, staining or odor Intact top and bottom flaps, or a full bottom on bottomless styles Square corners and walls that still stand without bowing Single loads of mixed sizes and wall counts (still quotable, priced by size group) Torn or missing flaps, cut-down boxes and crushed corners Boxes soaked with oil, grease or chemicals Boxes that held hazardous materials IBC totes Totes that held food-grade or non-hazardous liquids Drained totes with lids and valves present Straight, unbroken cages and sound pallet bases Bent cages or broken welds (the cage may be rebottled; the bottle may not be reused) Missing valves or caps Totes still holding product beyond normal drain-down Totes that held hazardous material without a cleaning record or a clear description of the contents Steel drums Empty drums with known, non-hazardous previous contents Open-head drums with matching lids, gaskets and rings Tight-head drums with bungs in place Surface rust and paint wear (fine for reconditioning; lower for direct reuse) Mixed sizes and open- and tight-head drums in one lot (quote groups them) Drums that are not empty under the federal empty-container rule Drums that held materials listed as acutely hazardous, unless triple rinsed and documented Plastic drums Food-grade drums (syrups, juice concentrate, food ingredients) Drums that held non-hazardous material and were drained Complete open-head drums with lids and rings Faded drums that sat outdoors (UV makes HDPE brittle) Scuffed or labeled drums (cosmetic, but sorted separately) Cracked or punctured drums (these go to plastic recycling) Drums with unknown contents or product still inside Fiber drums Dry drums with matching lids and locking rings or clips Drums that held dry, non-hazardous goods (powders, resins, ingredients) Uniform sizes in a group Missing lids or hardware Scuffed chimes and dented sidewalls Drums that got wet, swelled or delaminated Drums with hazardous residue Wood pallets Sound 48 x 40 stringer pallets, sorted into stacks Heat-treated pallets with an intact ISPM 15 stamp (wanted for export) Uniform loads of other common sizes Pallets with one or two broken boards (repairable, lower grade) Odd and custom sizes (often taken apart for lumber or ground) Pooled or rental pallets (CHEP, PECO and similar marked pallets belong to the pool) Pallets soaked with chemicals or oil Plastic pallets Uncracked rackable and stackable pallets Nestable pallets in matching stacks Common sizes, sorted by model where possible Mixed models and colors Heavily scuffed or stained pallets Pooled plastic pallets that belong to a rental pool Pallets contaminated with chemicals Wire baskets Baskets that fold flat and lock open No broken welds or bent runners Matching sizes in one group Missing drop gates or latches Surface rust Rusted-through or crushed baskets (these go to scrap steel) Metal cages and racks Stacking racks and stillages that stack square Roll cages with working casters Matching groups of the same design Bent posts or stacking cups Missing gates or shelves Returnable racks marked as another company’s property Crushed or cut-up racks (scrap steel only) Bulk bags (FIBCs) Clean, dry bags with intact loops Bags that held dry, non-hazardous product Matching sizes and styles (duffle top, spout top, spout bottom) Bags with residue that can be shaken out Mixed styles Torn bags or bags with damaged lift loops (recycling only) Bags that held hazardous material Plastic crates and bins Matching stackable or nestable totes Attached-lid containers with working lids Collapsible and solid-wall bulk bins Mixed models and colors Printed with another company’s name Pooled crates marked as a pool’s property Cracked crates (recycled as plastic) Wood crates and bins Matching bulk bins and crates Sound boards and fasteners Heat-treated crates with an ISPM 15 stamp One-off custom crates Loose or split boards Rotting, moldy or chemically treated crates of unknown history Handling equipment and racking Pallet racking with straight, undamaged uprights and beams Running forklifts and powered pallet jacks with known hours Manual pallet jacks, carts and dollies in working order Racking with dented uprights or missing load plaques Equipment that needs repair (still quotable, at a lower value) Equipment you don’t own outright (leased or financed units) Units leaking fluids that can’t be contained for transport Cardboard bales Dry OCC bales with no plastic film, foam or trash Consistent bale size and weight Enough bales to fill a meaningful part of a trailer Mixed paper in the bale Loose, un-tied or small bales Wet or moldy bales Wax-coated or food-soiled board