Resources
Know the gear before you buy it
Practical knowledge for the people who specify and use plastic handling — organised the way you actually research it.
Spec the right gear for the job
Plain-English guides to choosing pallets, bins and crates by load, climate and use — written for procurement, operations and growers.
- What a timber bin really costs a potato grower →
- Steel bins vs plastic: rust, weight & real cost →
- Potato storage bins: the complete Australian guide →
- Why potatoes & onions need vented bins →
- How much produce fits in a bulk bin? →
- Renting vs owning produce bins & crates →
- Pooling vs buying plastic pallets →
- Stackable, nestable or folding crates? →
- Collapsible vs fixed bulk bins: the freight maths →
- How many produce bins per semi-trailer? →
- Second-hand vs new bulk bins: what to check →
- Vented vs solid bulk bins: which do you need? →
Produce bin sizingRent vs ownVented vs solidFreight efficiency
How Australian operations actually use them
Real-world handling in the field and on site — what works in the Pilbara heat and through the harvest peak.
- Drill core tray handling: rig to core shed →
- Drill core tray sizes: NQ/HQ/PQ decoded →
- Curing & storing onions: how bin choice protects the crop →
- Carrot & root-veg handling: bin to wash line →
- Find a product by spec →
Core-tray & sample handlingField bins to cold storeWash-line handlingMining + produce
The standards, in language you can use
Export rules, spill-containment capacity, load ratings and food-grade hygiene — what the standards mean for the gear you buy.
- Pallet load ratings: static vs dynamic vs racking →
- IBC bund sizing: what AS 1940 actually requires →
- Spill containment on mine sites: AS 1940 & AS 3780 →
- AS 1940 vs AS 3780 vs AS 4084: which applies? →
- HDPE chemical compatibility for mine-site reagents →
- Plastic vs timber pallets for mining →
- Plastic vs timber export pallets →
- Food-grade plastic: HDPE, PP & HACCP →
- Hot-wash & sanitation SOP for produce bins →
- Why is the Australian pallet 1165 × 1165 mm? →
Load ratings explainedAS 1940 / 3780 / 4084ISPM-15 exportHACCP-aligned handling
Plastic that comes back for another season
Reuse over single-use: how durable HDPE and PP handling out-lasts timber and stays out of landfill.
Reuse vs single-use timber100% recyclable HDPE / PPLifecycle & TCOEnd-of-life take-back
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