Gaylords for Resin, Flake and Regrind

Gaylords for resin and regrind

Plastics handlers ship pellets, flake and regrind in octabins and tall partial-bottom gaylords, with poly liners and slip sheets. We list those for Downriver and Detroit plants and recyclers by footprint, walls and bottom. Regrind is ground plastic scrap, one of the most common loads in a used gaylord.

The load

Regrind is ground plastic scrap, one of the most common loads shipped in used gaylords. Pellets, flake and powder join it. All are flowable, dense and sensitive to moisture and dirt. A flowable load pushes the walls outward, which is why an eight-sided box resists bulging where a rectangle may not.

Plastics handlers run on volume. A compounder, a molder or a recycler may take boxes by the truckload. They also care about contamination: a dirty or wet box is a problem for a clean resin stream. So the spec here is partly about the box and partly about the liner.

Box, bottom and liner

Resin handlers' usual spec
Choice	Usual answer	Why
Shape	Octabin, 46 x 38 x 36 in inside	Angled corners resist bulging
Walls	Five-wall or heavy triple wall	Octabins are usually built that way
Bottom	Partial flap with a slip sheet	Common for resin and produce
Liner	Poly liner	Keeps material off the board and the board dry
Lid	Cap cut to the footprint	Keeps dust and rain out
Grade	A or B, dry	Moisture ruins a resin stream

One distributor lists a 46 x 38 x 36 in triple-wall octagon with 1300 lb in its name and recommends it for resins, powders and produce. A 2,200 lb listed capacity applies to a new box, and a used one carries what its condition allows.

Where it moves

Plastics and chemicals sit through the Downriver and southwest Detroit industrial belt: Wyandotte has a chemicals plant on its riverfront, Wayne County has river terminals and steel, and the Port of Detroit handled 13,738,737 tons of cargo in 2011. We do not name plastics customers, and we do not claim any. Send the material, the box and how many. See the Wayne County page and Wyandotte.

Before you ask

Say whether the box will go back into a clean stream, and describe it against the grade sheet.
Say how the box is filled and emptied. A bottom discharge needs a different bottom than a top fill.
If your resin is regulated, read the UN-rated page first.

Facts and figures

Uline's 46 x 38 x 36 inch octagon bulk bin is 1,300 lb test triple wall, weighs 29 lb, is listed at 2,200 lb capacity and is recommended for resins, powders and produce. (uline.com, retrieved 2026-11-10.)

Terms

regrind: Ground plastic scrap, one of the most common loads shipped in used gaylords.
octabin: An eight-sided gaylord that resists bulging; also called an octagon bin or watermelon bin.
poly liner: A plastic bag liner that keeps resin, powder or food from touching the board.

Sources

Last reviewed November 11, 2026.