I bought two plastic trash barrels, seemed to be very rugged, $12 each.
They stood up to everything during the summer but they became brittle in
cold weather. The trash pickup people toss them on the ground after
emptying them and that was enough to shatter the top half of both of
them. Any suggestions on what to buy that will stay somewhat flexible in
cold weather? Brand name? Type of plastic? What should I look for?
Within reason, I'm not concerned about price. No HD or Lowes in this
area, only Ace and True Value.

Bob

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I bought two plastic trash barrels, seemed to be very rugged, $12 each.
They stood up to everything during the summer but they became brittle in
cold weather. The trash pickup people toss them on the ground after
emptying them and that was enough to shatter the top half of both of
them. Any suggestions on what to buy that will stay somewhat flexible in
cold weather? Brand name? Type of plastic? What should I look for?

Rubbermaid brand, made of rubber (not plastic). These
withstand bouncing in temperatures to -20 Celsius.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

RobertM wrote:
I bought two plastic trash barrels, seemed to be very rugged, $12 each.
They stood up to everything during the summer but they became brittle in
cold weather. The trash pickup people toss them on the ground after
emptying them and that was enough to shatter the top half of both of
them. Any suggestions on what to buy that will stay somewhat flexible in
cold weather? Brand name? Type of plastic? What should I look for?
Within reason, I'm not concerned about price. No HD or Lowes in this
area, only Ace and True Value.

Bob


Rubbermaid brute. the gray ones.

yourname wrote:
RobertM wrote:
I bought two plastic trash barrels, seemed to be very rugged, $12 each.
They stood up to everything during the summer but they became brittle in
cold weather. The trash pickup people toss them on the ground after
emptying them and that was enough to shatter the top half of both of
them. Any suggestions on what to buy that will stay somewhat flexible in
cold weather? Brand name? Type of plastic? What should I look for?
Within reason, I'm not concerned about price. No HD or Lowes in this
area, only Ace and True Value.

Bob


Rubbermaid brute. the gray ones.

Yes, I have one that is over 20 years old. Has one crack in the top
rim (been there at least 10 years without spreading) and a crack in
the bottom. Keep meaning to drill a couple holes in the bottom so rain
will drain out.

Harry K

Harry K

yourname wrote:
RobertM wrote:
I bought two plastic trash barrels, seemed to be very rugged, $12
each. They stood up to everything during the summer but they became
brittle in cold weather. The trash pickup people toss them on the
ground after emptying them and that was enough to shatter the top half
of both of them. Any suggestions on what to buy that will stay
somewhat flexible in cold weather? Brand name? Type of plastic? What
should I look for? Within reason, I'm not concerned about price. No HD
or Lowes in this area, only Ace and True Value.

Bob


Rubbermaid brute. the gray ones.

OK, thanks, I think they may have those at Wally-Mart.

Bob

I've had good luck with Rubbermaids trash containers.
http://www.rcpworksmarter.com/rcp/pr...&rcpNum=2 609

Rich
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"RobertM" wrote in message
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I bought two plastic trash barrels, seemed to be very rugged, $12 each.
They stood up to everything during the summer but they became brittle in
cold weather. The trash pickup people toss them on the ground after
emptying them and that was enough to shatter the top half of both of them.
Any suggestions on what to buy that will stay somewhat flexible in cold
weather? Brand name? Type of plastic? What should I look for? Within
reason, I'm not concerned about price. No HD or Lowes in this area, only
Ace and True Value.

Bob