Why we use Plastic for our Buckets.

Posted on 15-04-2025

Why we use Plastic Tubs.

Here at Deligo we’ve made a conscious decision to continue to provide our ever-popular range of Megabuckets supplied in polypropylene (pp) plastic tubs and we’d like to share with you a few reasons why, to be sure you’re always making the right choice.

It is often a misconception that paper packaging is more environmentally friendly than plastic alternatives, and by looking deeper into the manufacturing and transportation processes of both paper and plastic options we firmly believe that plastic is the right material for the job.

The process of manufacturing paper tubs uses 3.4 times the amount of energy required to produce plastic containers, and the production of paper is also extremely water intensive, up to 71.2 gallons (324 litres) of water is needed to make just one kilogram of paper.

As plastic tubs are lighter, more durable and stackable when unfilled they also save up to 25 times the volume during transportation – we source our material from the UK further saving transport miles and carbon emissions whereas paper alternatives are generally sourced from the far east, adding both shipping emissions and inward transport to its footprint.

Paper is also highly prone to moisture damage and damp ingress meaning the integrity of the fasteners packed inside are at high risk of corrosion, especially when stored on site or in vehicles.

Plastics offer the best solution to keep your products in top condition, ensuring the integrity of your fastener is never in doubt - regardless of season and length of storage.

And by no means least, our Megabucket tubs are not only 100% recyclable they’re purposely designed to be stackable, and re-usable – eliminating the single use scenario, so whether you’re refilling the tub with fasteners, need a caddy to “knock up” a bit of compound or just fancy a bowl of cornflakes on site – we’ve got you covered. Yes, they’re plastic, but there’s nothing artificial about their green credentials.

We hope this goes some way in explaining the environmental benefits of using plastic tubs over paper alternatives, While Deligo is committed to a sustainable future, we must also recognise the false economy of not looking at the bigger picture, and we will not commit to false eco-marketing and greenwashing at the expense of our loyal customers.

View our Megabuckets and Trade Tub range here!

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