Why we move totes from the docks to the yards

Why this site exists

South Florida moves more liquid cargo than almost any region in the country. PortMiami handled 1,115,058 TEUs in fiscal year 2025, Port Everglades handled 1,167,552 and moved 131,855,261 barrels of petroleum products, and Miami International Airport carried 3,448,913 tons of cargo in 2025. A great deal of that liquid arrives in a 275 or 330 gallon tote, and when the tote is empty it is left on a dock.

At the other end are growers, households and small businesses who need a tank. Miami-Dade ranks first in the nation in ornamental plants. Palm Beach County has 396 nurseries and leads the nation in sugarcane. Every wet season, households fill rain barrels. The two groups rarely meet. This site is the place where they do.

How we work

• We grade every tote on its last contents, its condition and what was done since it was emptied.
• We say what each grade is good for and what it never is.
• We cite the rule when we mention one, and we date the page.
• We do not publish prices, stock counts, an address, a phone number or reviews. We do not have them to publish.
• We answer requests by email, with plain reasons.

The grade is the center of it. A rinsed tote and a rebottled tote look alike from across a yard, but they do very different jobs. Putting the grade in a word is how we keep a buyer from using a tote for something it was never fit for.

What we are not

We are not a licensed waste hauler, a treatment facility or a laboratory. We do not take hazardous waste. We do not give legal, engineering or medical advice. We do not promise delivery before a storm. If your question needs a professional, we say so and point you to the kind of professional you need.

What we cover

Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties: 33 cities on our area pages, plus the ports and farm districts around them. Our guides explain the tote itself. Our water pages explain how to store water safely. Our grower pages explain irrigation and fertigation. Our sell pages explain how to move empties.

Behind the site is a small database of market facts, every one with a source and a retrieval date. You can see them at the foot of the pages that use them.