Garbage Can told hold sap?

[12Fancher]

I am in the process of tapping 100 trees on tubing. I am very new to this and I am trying to find an inexpensive/safe way to hold my sap. If I bought a new clean rubbermaid garbage can from Home Depot and used it for this year only do you think that would be ok?

[Lukie]

thats what i have done for three years. I pack the out side with snow and store it out side on the back side of the garage out of the sun and dip out of that works great

[red maples]

No I wouldn't recommend it. Trash cans are made of recycled plastic. I checked with rubbermaid on these 2 yrs ago and they said they are not food grade for storage. Incidental contact only. But rubbermaid does have whole food storage section that I would look into.

[Foss]

The BRUTE Series by Rubbermaid is NSF rated food grade. They work really well for me!

[jasonl6]

I used a garbage can for 3 years before i got schooled here on the trader. I would not use it now.

[western mainer]

http://www.rubbermaidproducts.com/pd...ial-order.aspx
This will tell you what you need to know
http://www.homedepot.com/Cleaning-Tr...atalogId=10053
This is what Home Depot has. On there sight the yellow one is the only one that said,This yellow container is USDA Meat & Poultry Equipment Group Listed, assisting in complying with HACCP guidelines and is certified to NSF Standard #2 and Standard #21.
Brian

[Dennis H.]

It takes a littel looking into but as long as the garbage cans are not made of recycled plastics they usually will do for sap storage.

I used 2 new clean non-recycled cans the 1st two years I made syrup and they worked real well. I was making syrup for my self also.

Some thing to think about though is to look for some of those white 55gal barrels that juices and food stuff come in. There is a guy near by to me that sells them for $10. They are way cheaper than I a good garbage can. You could just cut the top off and use it as a lid, that way you can clean the inside easier. There also are barrels out there with screw tops I haven't been able to find them locally but you may be able to find some or someone who knows where to find them.

[brttnway]

12fancher, try to find a 275 Gallon IBC Totes...the place I get mine from claims their totes had a sugar based substance in them - used by major soda pop companies to hold their pop syrup then All totes have been steam cleaned and triple rinsed out...cost around $60.00

[red maples]

Yes there are several "Barrels guys" around here and all the barrels they range from $10-$20. I have a few whit barrels that I use. they had Sushi seasoning in them (Sugar and rice Vinegar) but its very very sweet. After I cleaned them out there wasn't even a smell at all.

[Toblerone]

I have used the gray rubbermaid cans that are stamped NSF #2 safe for food contact. I have also seen white ones around too, also stamped NSF #2.

I have yet to have any of these "barrel guys" or "tote guys" tell me EXACTLY what was previously stored in them. They all say it's food grade, or had flavoring agents, or had a "non-toxic" substance, but they never tell me the exact contents. And, for me, non-toxic is NOT the same as food-safe.

If the shipping/freight is not too much, I'll be ordering brand new barrels from U.S. Plastic Corp.