IBC totes in Delaware County, PA: Trainer to Eddystone
Delaware County is the Pennsylvania riverfront of the metro: the refinery and terminal strip from Trainer and Marcus Hook up to Eddystone, south of the airport along I-95. It is a county of big pads and tight paperwork.
01What sits here
Monroe Energy’s refinery in Trainer, owned by Delta Air Lines since 2012, is rated at 185,000 barrels a day and makes jet fuel, gasoline, diesel and heating oil. Next to it in Marcus Hook sits an Energy Transfer natural gas liquids terminal. Chester, the river city, is between Eddystone and Trainer, and Ridley and Essington sit near the airport.
| ZIP codes | Industries here | Agency to ask about empties |
|---|---|---|
| 19013, 19061, 19022, 19029, 19032, 19078, 19094, 19014, 19015, 19063, 19082 | petroleum refining, natural gas liquids, marine terminals, chemical distribution | Pennsylvania DEP |
02Who has empties, who needs totes
Totes come out here with hazard attached. Petroleum and chemical last contents are common, so the ticket asks for the SDS and the rinse before anything else, and an acute hazardous last content becomes an inquiry. Buyers for clean, current empties are across the river: blenders, distributors and growers in Gloucester and Camden counties, a short run over the Commodore Barry Bridge from Chester.
03Roads, rules and the move
I-95 runs the length of the county, and I-476, the Blue Route, runs north through it. US 322 crosses to New Jersey at the Commodore Barry Bridge, and US 13 follows the river. The state agency for an empty container is the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. A tote that crosses into New Jersey brings NJDEP into the move.
04Districts in this county
| District | ZIP codes | Industries |
|---|---|---|
| Trainer and Marcus Hook | 19061 | petroleum refining, jet fuel, natural gas liquids storage, marine terminals |
| Chester | 19013, 19016 | marine terminals, waste-to-energy, manufacturing |
| Eddystone, Essington and Ridley | 19022, 19029, 19078, 19094, 19032 | marine terminals, airport logistics, chemical distribution |
05A ticket from here
- Put one of the ZIP codes from the first table on the ticket.
- Name the district, the last contents and whether you have the SDS.
06Towns in the county
Delaware County runs from Marcus Hook and Trainer through Chester and Eddystone to Ridley Park and Essington by the airport. The Commodore Barry Bridge lands at Chester, I-95 and US 13 follow the river, and Crum Creek and Darby Creek cross it. Its ZIP codes include 19061, 19013, 19016, 19022, 19029, 19032, 19078 and 19094.
?Questions on this page
Which districts are in Delaware County?
The desk has pages for Trainer and Marcus Hook, Chester, and Eddystone, Essington and Ridley.
Do refinery empties go straight to a buyer?
Only if the last contents, the SDS and the rinse say they can. Otherwise the ticket is an inquiry.
→Inside Delaware County, PA
Sources
Last reviewed 2026-11-11. Rules change; read the current text before you act on it.