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Reconditioning (CMS, LLC)
Container Management Services, LLC
In April of 1996 Myers Container formed a 50/50 joint venture
with Container Management Services of Hayward, California. This entity is
incorporated as Container Management Services, LLC (CMS,LLC). CMS
reconditions Intermediate Bulk Containers or IBCs, Steel Drums and Plastic Drums
throughout the West.
RoundTrip™ Empty Drum Collection System
Everything you need to know on how to properly handle, store and
dispose of steel drums once they are emptied is contained in this publication.
Instructions are provided for
self-grading of drums to determine their value once empty.
Tighthead Reconditioning Process
Before an empty drum can be sent to this facility for processing,
it must first be approved by the Environmental Department. Approvals are
necessary due to the presence of trace amounts of residue that may still be in
the empty drum. Some of these residues are an unacceptable risk from an employee
health and safety standpoint, or could otherwise adversely affect processes
and/or waste streams.
New customers are required to submit a
Material Safety Data Sheet for the product that the drum last contained. The
MSDS is reviewed and a decision is made whether or not the drum can be accepted.
Information gathered during the approval process is maintained in a database for
each hazardous lading sent by the drum emptier. Each lading is assigned an
individual number for tracking purposes. Information recorded includes:
- Drum Emptier
- Product Manufacturer
- Hazardous Constituents of the Product
- Other Hazards or Conditions to Avoid
- Products of Decomposition
Container Management Services, LLC also maintains
a list (based on prior contents) of empty drums that are never accepted under
any circumstances, and a list of drums that must be Triple Rinsed prior to
acceptance by CMS, LLC.
The tighthead process consists of interior
rinsing, exterior washing, shot blasting, dedenting, leak testing and painting
of the drums.
Drums that are not reconditionable are sanitized
by either of the above outlined processes. These drums are then crushed or
shredded and sent to a steel recycler.
Poly drums are cleaned, shredded and then sent to
a plastic recycler.
Openhead Reconditioning Process
Before an empty drum can be sent to this facility for processing,
it must first be approved by the Environmental Department. Approvals are
necessary due to the presence of trace amounts of residue that may still be in
the empty drum. Some of these residues are an unacceptable risk from an employee
health and safety standpoint, or could otherwise adversely affect processes
and/or waste streams.
New customers are required to submit a
Material Safety Data Sheet for the product that the drum last contained. The
MSDS is reviewed and a decision is made whether or not the drum can be accepted.
Information gathered during the approval process is maintained in a database for
each hazardous lading sent by the drum emptier. Each lading is assigned an
individual number for tracking purposes. Information recorded includes:
- Drum Emptier
- Product Manufacturer
- Hazardous Constituents of the Product
- Other Hazards or Conditions to Avoid
- Products of Decomposition
Container Management Services, LLC also maintains
a list (based on prior contents) of empty drums that are never accepted under
any circumstances, and a list of drums that must be Triple Rinsed prior to
acceptance by CMS, LLC.
The cleaning process involved in open head
reconditioning is different from the tighthead process. The drums are processed
through an industrial furnace to remove exterior and interior coatings. Drums
are then shot blasted to remove residual ash, tested for leaks, coated on the
exterior and/or interior, and assembled.
Drums that are not reconditionable are
sanitized by either of the above outlined processes. These drums are then
crushed and sent to a steel recycler.
Container Deposits
ChevronTexaco
 Empty Container Receipt -
Federal
Empty Container Receipt - California Only
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