Earthbox...insight please

[Stvrob]

Originally Posted by Dutch

The buckets I use came from a local restaurant and had contained food products. You do have to know which plastics are safe and which are not.
Dutch

Most of the 5 gal buckets are High Density Polyethylene (HDPE). Same material they use for gallon Milk Jugs. Its also used for water line, as is PVC. When a water line is installed using a directional drill, it is usually HDPE. It has recycle symbol with a "2" stamped somewhere on it.