The symbol on Garbage cans that makes them safe to use

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Seehag

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I read awhile back about a certain symbol on the bottom of the rubbermaid, or other type, garbage cans that make them safe to use for waterholding and cureing rock. Could someone post that again, I think it also makes them food safe...


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All I know is Brute garbage cans made by rubbermaid are food grade safe. I use them for RODI water storage and most ppl in this forum do also.
 
Nsf ok Piston. found the Brutes 44 gallon at Home depot for 39.95. I know where some wheels are at work. Maybe this weekend I will fil with ro/di and order rock. Getting excited now.

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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9507900#post9507900 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Snowboarda42
I would venture to say that most all would be safe as long as they haven't been used and are clean...
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Don't bank on that if it is not NSF don't use it.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9508094#post9508094 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Snowboarda42
I stand corrected.:reading:
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How is your new tank doing? Have you set it up yet?
 
Not yet, I ran into money issues so it set for 6 month's. Now lot's of O.T. later and I am ready, I am going to finish up the last little bit this week then fill it next weekend, I need to get the garbage can to hold the water change water.. I hope you were asking me...:)

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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9508047#post9508047 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Pistonkev
Don't bank on that if it is not NSF don't use it.
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crap, I just got a rubbermaid trash can for my RO water. I never looked to see if it's ok. It was a 34gal trash can at wal mart for about 10-15$. Where would I look for the info?
 
Crap, hard to look at the bottom of the container when it has 10 gals of water in it. Oh well, I will look next time they are empty. Anyways, I have been using them for three weeks now and I do not see any adverse affects. One of them has the critters and rock from my old set up in it. All snails and crabs look OK. Pencil urchin looks good to, other than the algae growing on him.
 
I agree with the NSF, but I thought there was another abbreviation that was safe, one that was the abbreviation for polythylene?
 
In my experience, most rubber containers are usually not noted as being food safe- but are clearly labeled if they are not. It cost more to produce a container that contains mold and bacteria inhibitors, so if the company is going to go through the extra expense of making a "non food safe" container, then it will be labeled as containing anti-mold and anti-bacterial compounds. At least this is what I have always heard, and it makes sense to me.
 
It should have a No. 1 or 2 in a triangle on the bottom of the can. 1 or 2 represents that it is safe for food storage.
 
Stopped at osh today and they only have gray cans and not brute. They have a ldpe and triangle with a number 4 in the middle. I guess that makes them non food compatible. I will go to Home Depot tomorrow, theres are blue though.

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Thought I might paste this link to Rubbermaid for info on the brute containers. I sent them an email to confirm that they are safe to use for what we want to use them for. I can find no info on this page that say's they are ok or not ok. I looked in the chemical reaction sheet and salt will not affect it. It appears that the color of the product has nothing to do with wether it is food grade or not. I will post whatever they send back to me soon.


http://www.rcpworksmarter.com/rcp/products/detail.jsp?rcpNum=2643-60


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