Which shape of the bucket should I choose? Round plastic buckets or Square buckets
This question may confuse most business owner for their products’ packaging solution. Innopack® 8L square bukets have tamper-evident lids and handles. Lightweight polypropylene (PP) plastic makes it versatile for your products compared to traditional round plastic buckets.
It saves space by using 2 gal square plastic buckets with lids and handles instead of round ones. This makes it easier to store and transport. Let me expand on this special idea of high-quality packaging solutions.
Versatility of Use
First, of the first, let’s discuss the usage of special-shaped square buckets. Square plastic buckets are versatile for household chores, gardening, storing pet food, or other creative purposes.
Gardening and Outdoor Activities
The 8L square plastic bucket is perfect for gardening. A good weight light and durable container for planting small flowers, herbs, or even vegetables. The handles make it easy to transport soil
or mulch, and the lid helps protect delicate plants from harsh weather conditions.
Storage for Pet Supplies
Pet food is a large potentially increasing market. Pet food consumption and demand increased every year.
The square bucket is perfect for pet food-grade commercial packaging. Pet owners who own businesses can use the bucket to store pet supplies like food, toys, and grooming items. Customers can also use it as a portable water bowl for outdoor activities. The tamper-evident cap provides freshness and protection from pests.
Cleaning and Mopping
The 8L-20L square bucket can be an excellent companion for cleaning tasks. Its durable construction makes it suitable for holding water and cleaning solutions. The square shape allows for easy dipping of mops, and the handles make it convenient to carry from room to room.
Laundry Organization and detergent
This is a common laundry powder package. You can use the bucket to store detergent, fabric softener, or even wet or dirty clothes temporarily. The square shape helps it fit neatly in a corner or under a sink.
Arts and Crafts Storage
Today, in a stationery shop, you can find many colorful pens in small buckets. This simple design allows kids to easily carry all their colors to school. Crafters and artists can use the bucket to organize their supplies. The 8L square plastic bucket is perfect for keeping paintbrushes, paint, yarn, and knitting needles organized and easy to reach.
Emergency Kit Storage
Families can use the bucket to make an emergency kit with first aid supplies, flashlights, batteries, medicine, and snacks. The lid ensures that items stay clean and protected until needed. When faced with disaster weather, families can create this bucket into a used sanitary paper collector.
Fishing Gear and Hunting Container
Fishing bait supplies or fishing professionals can use the bucket to store and transport their fishing gear. The strong build keeps fragile gear safe, and the handles make it easy to carry to various fishing locations.
For dear food, hunters can carry it to every spot as you like. Unlike using a metal container. Square plastic containers hardly make noise to warn deer that you are coming for them.
Toy Storage for Kids
In the toy industry, all small toys are extremely hard to package and store. Try using a transparent 8-liter plastic container to package your toy cars. Include a prominently sized commercial label on the front. I can tell it will be a successful packaging solution for you.
For parents, children’s playrooms, or bedrooms, the 8L square plastic bucket can be an ideal storage solution for toys. The square shape allows for easy stacking, and the handles make it simple for kids to carry their toys around.
Rounded corner designed and FDA and UN standard PP/ HDPE materials that ensure health safety for your kids. Soft surfaces prevent finger cuts.
Tamper Evident Lid and Handles
Tamper-evident lids are a great design for any food storage packaging technology. It ensures the first opening safety and keeps the food products fresh. The most cost-effective lid for bucket packaging.
The weight-light plastic handles provide easy and comfortable carrying in distance. You can perfectly replace both lids and handles on the same diameter plastic square buckets. We can produce tamper-evident lids and handle them fast when we meet large orders because of all the benefits.
Easier to Manage
All business today discusses how to save the average cost, which is the best way to increase revenue. Square buckets packaging wins a space efficiency for cost savings. Here is an easy-read picture to explain how squared plastic buckets save space on pallets.
To see a clear example, compare how 8L round and square plastic buckets fit on a pallet of the same size. Space efficiency is the biggest benefit of a square bucket.
You can stack and store these containers next to each other to save space and minimize gaps. This is more efficient than stacking round plastic buckets. (shows picture under:8L plastic buckets arranged)
(From Top View explain how 8L square plastic buckets save space)
Eye Catching Labels
Label is the front face of your product and business. Eye-catching branding is important, even if your products are smaller than household appliances. It helps attract customers’ attention.
However, squared buckets provide bigger flat areas for your key vision on your labeling printed. In the crowds, this advantage allows your customers can easily find your products in large shopping marts. So package your items into nice plastic buckets that are a good idea solution.
At Innopack® China, we offer top-notch labeling printing for square packaging. Plastic buckets made of PP material with flat surfaces are ideal for large production runs. They are suitable for industrial printing processes, which can allow your large quantity orders for business.
In-mold labeling, heat transfer printing, screen printing, and more you can all apply to your square buckets at the manufacturing stage. We offer that the label won’t peel or rub off, making it a popular choice for commercial businesses.
Rounded vs Squared
| Character | Square Plastic Bucket | Round Plastic Bucket |
| Durable | Less durable (weaken corner) | More durable |
| Space saving | Perfect (edge to edge) | Less available Space |
| Solid storage | perfect | Good |
| Liquid Stir | Not good | Great |
| Transport cost | lower | higher |
| Leak proof | Good | Better |
| Tamper evident Lid | YES | YES |
| Gamma Sealed Lid | No | YES |
| PP/ HDPE | YES | YES |
| Color | Custom color | Custom color |
| Transparent | yes | yes |
| Capacity | 1L-25L (1gal-7gal) | 1L-25L (1gal-7gal) |
Environmental Considerations
Recyclable for Green Planet:
Innopack® Plastic Supply uses recyclable PP/HDPE materials to create environmentally friendly products for sustainable development.
Energy saving and carbon reduction:
Square plastic buckets improve packaging density; it means fewer shipments and a lower carbon reduction. Square buckets are Stackable and edge-to-edge arrangement in pallets saves spaces and can load more buckets in one lorry.
Less warping film need:
Edge-to-edge packing involves packing items closely together, which reduces the need for extra packaging materials. This saves on pallet wrap film and bandings when shipping the same amount of products.
Specification & Dimension
Manufacturer: Innopack®
Material: Virgin PP/ HDPE
Opening Dimension: 250mm x 250mm
Bottom Dimension: 210mm x 210mm
Height: 195mm
Weight: 532.5g
Capacity: 8L
Thickness: 1.9MM
Labeling: Screen Silk/Heat Transfer/ IML
Delivery country: World-Wide
Certifications: HACCP/ ISO9001/ FDA
Where Can I Buy Square Plastic Buckets?
Whether you want square or round plastic buckets for business packaging, we can assist you with your decision. Innopack® stocks a wide range of square plastic buckets in a range of colors and sizes. More than that, if you need a rectangular bucket for lobster bait supplies. please call us or e-mail us today for a surprisingly lower factory price!
