Used IBC totes in Hollywood, Florida

What the sources say about Hollywood

HEICO, an aerospace and electronics parts maker, is headquartered in Hollywood, and Invicta Watch Group has been headquartered there since 1991.

Port Everglades lies partly within Hollywood, along with Fort Lauderdale, Dania Beach and unincorporated Broward.

More background on Hollywood

About 11.23 percent of the city's 30.8 square miles is water, and the article gives about 65 inches of precipitation a year.

ZIP codes and neighbors

33004, 33019, 33020, 33021, 33022, 33024. Nearest: Dania Beach (33,076), Fort Lauderdale (190,641), Pembroke Pines (179,326).

What that means for totes

Our reading: manufacturers and port-adjacent shops are the likeliest sellers. A tote from a machine shop or electronics plant should come with its last-contents label.

For homes, keep tote placement to firm ground and strap before hurricane season.

A city that was demolished by a hurricane within a year of its founding is a fair reminder to build storm plans in. Our reading: whether you are an electronics maker or a homeowner, strap the cage, screen the cap and raise the pad.

Before you buy in Hollywood, check the tote's last contents with care if you work in electronics, aerospace or hotels. Solvents and cleaners are common in those trades and can make a tote unsuitable for plants.

If Hollywood gets about 65 inches a year, UF/IFAS's 0.62 gallon per square foot per inch puts a 1,000 square foot roof at about 40,300 gallons of theoretical runoff, and one inch in a storm alone is about 620 gallons.

Our reading: with a beachfront strip, an aerospace parts maker and part of a port, Hollywood mixes boatyard, workshop and household requests. For a boat owner, a single caged tote makes a practical fresh-water or wash-down reservoir, as long as it never held fuel or solvents. For a workshop, note any coolants or cutting fluid, which leave residue that a rinse may not shift.