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Using plastic buckets to grow veg

Home-growing fruit and vegetables is more popular than ever, but not everybody has an orchard of space in their back garden. Don't despair - plastic buckets to the rescue once more!
Unless you have been recently living under a rock, you will be aware of the massive up-swell of interest in the home growing of fruit and veg. In fact, there’s little chance… http://www.ho-plastics.co.uk/blog/using-plastic-buckets-to-grow-veg/

Plastics manufacturers in recycling team

How two of the largest producers of plastic bottles have joined forces for recycling.
This bright, shiny, modern world of plastics is not without its controversial corners. In the earlier days of the industry, there were understandable concerns about the… http://www.ho-plastics.co.uk/blog/plastics-manufacturers-in-recycling-team/

Make a winter lantern with plastic buckets.

Before winter comes to a close, try out this great idea for illuminating your garden.
As we draw toward the end of what has been another long, cold winter, most of us heave a palpable sigh of relief. But before things (hopefully!) get a bit warmer, why not use… http://www.ho-plastics.co.uk/blog/make-a-winter-lantern-with-plastic-buckets./

New uses for plastic buckets & containers this spring.

People are inventing new and ingenious uses for plastic buckets and containers all the time. Here's a couple you may find useful this spring.
There are as many reasons to purchase plastic buckets and containers as there are lengths of string. However, beyond the more prosaic functions of storage and transportation,… http://www.ho-plastics.co.uk/blog/new-uses-for-plastic-buckets-and-containers-this-spring./

Spotting food pails from non-grade containers.

Differentiating between a run of the mill plastic container and a food grade one is not always that straightforward, but it can matter.
We have written about food pails and food grade plastic containers previously, especially as it is an area many customers are justifiably concerned with. Caterers - or even… http://www.ho-plastics.co.uk/blog/food-grade-plastic-containers-how-can-you-tell/

Industrial Plastic Containers - A Recycling Challenge

We take for granted the recycling of our household rubbish, but a lot more work goes in to recycling the larger, rigid plastic items and industrial containers.
We're all starting to get used to the practice of chucking a high proportion of our domestic plastic containers and bottles in the wheelie bin rather than our main household… http://www.ho-plastics.co.uk/blog/industrial-plastic-containers-a-recycling-challenge/

Plastic Containers Manufacturers And Their Processes

We all recycle plastics in our day to day lives, but don't often think about what goes on once we've stuffed our wheelie bins full with our waste.
I doubt there's a corner of the globe that hasn't seen plastic containers. Because most industrial and domestic packaging is manufactured using plastics, they are… http://www.ho-plastics.co.uk/blog/plastic-containers-manufacturers-and-their-processes/

Raining buckets!

Collecting rain water in buckets is a great way of storing water for the garden for when there's a hosepipe ban. We tell you what you need and how to go about it.
It seems incredible when you look out of the window at the incessant rain, that a large part of the UK is technically still in drought and there’s a hosepipe ban widely in… http://www.ho-plastics.co.uk/blog/using-buckets-to-collect-rain-water/

Plastics News - There’s gold in them thar plastic buckets!

H&O Plastic news is a series of news items about anything to do with plastic or metal buckets, pails and plastic containers. It may be serious or light hearted, as long as it's about plastic.
Here at H&O, we train a close eye on the news to keep you updated with all that’s going on in the world of plastic buckets and containers. But aside from all the… http://www.ho-plastics.co.uk/blog/plastics-news-theres-gold-in-them-thar-plastic-buckets/

What to consider when buying plastic buckets and pails.

A summary of the key things to consider when choosing a supplier of plastic buckets and pails, including flexibility, range and quality control requirements.
As with any commercial packaging, how good the plastic buckets and pails look is a fundamental consideration when purchasing. Whoever you’re considering purchasing from… http://www.ho-plastics.co.uk/blog/what-to-consider-when-buying-plastic-buckets-and-pails./