Packing Group 1 Steel Pails

Often these are referred to a polyethylene lined pails or plastic lined steel pails. More accurately they are combination packages consisting of a HDPE (high density polyethylene bottles) inside a heavy duty steel pail. This combination package is suitable for the transport of hazardous material consistent with the UN rating on the package.

Combination Packaging vs. Composite Packaging

There is a small distinction in packaging that exists between combination packaging and composite packaging. Combination packaging is a collection of various pieces that can be assembled and disassembled and still maintain usefulness. Composite packages are typically destroyed in the process or disassembling them.

To make the distinction more clear between composite and combination packaging as it relates to steel pails please see our Composite steel pails

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