Noah Flom is the third-generation owner of Apex Drum Company in Southern California. He and Ron talk about rising resin costs and why certified reconditioned totes are worth a closer look. Noah also explains the real risk behind cheap "hose job" reconditioning.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Intro

00:33 Apex Drum's story

03:58 Rising resin and freight costs

10:06 R&R: a dry cleaner for your totes

15:19 The international conference in Las Vegas

24:22 How totes are tested, and the risk of hose jobs

32:05 Who adapts if resin prices keep climbing

ABOUT THE TOTE GUYS

The Tote Guys is hosted by Ron Althouse and produced by Container Technology Inc., a liquid packaging distribution and recycling company supplying new and reconditioned IBC totes since 1990. Each episode, Ron sits down with leaders across th ...