Blenders and distributors
Blenders and chemical distributors are the buyers who come back. They want rebottled and reconditioned totes by the lot, with a retest date they can use, and they are as often sellers as buyers. Pennsauken, Eddystone and Bristol hold most of them.
01What a blender asks for
| Ask | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Size and count | A blend line is set up for 275 or 330 gallon totes, and a lot has to fill a truck or a bay. |
| Rebottled or reconditioned | Rebottled means a new bottle in the old cage; reconditioned means the bottle was cleaned and tested. |
| Retest date | The plate shows when the next test is due, and a tote close to its date is worth less to a buyer who runs it for months. |
| Valve and fitting | The outlet must match the blender’s hose. |
| Last contents | A blender will not mix into a tote whose past conflicts with the next product. |
02Distributors send and take
A chemical distributor sells product in bulk and ends up with empties of every kind. Some it refills; some it sells on. That makes a distributor a seller on one day and a buyer the next, and the desk lets one company post on both sides.
The Route 130 corridor in Pennsauken puts food wholesalers and blenders on the same blocks, so the matching is local. Eddystone and Essington hold the airport-side distribution yards, and Bristol Township holds the polymer makers and the big logistics tenants.
03Terms to learn
The guide on rebottled and reconditioned totes sets out the difference, and the retest-date guide sets out how the plate works. A blender who knows both can write a ticket in two lines.
04A repeat buyer’s ticket
Name the size, the grade, the count, the latest acceptable retest date and the delivery ZIP. The desk keeps the rest for the match.
05Post the ticket
?Questions on this page
What is a retest date?
The date by which a tote must pass its next periodic test to stay in transport service.
Can a blender post a standing need?
A ticket stays open until you close it, so a repeat need can be posted once.