Quick answer: Rulyda is a Qingdao-based secchio di plastica manufacturer with 20 years of injection-molding experience. Every plastic bucket is made from 100% virgin polypropylene (PP), certified to FDA 21 CFR 177.1520, BSCI, CE and RoHS, and shipped factory-direct to distributors in more than 30 countries. Capacities run from 1L to 20L, with secure-lock lids, tamper-evident options and full OEM printing.
Rulyda’s square plastic buckets reimagined as premium honey packaging. The crisp white containers with custom “HONEY 100% PURE & NATURAL” labeling, paired with golden honeycomb, wildflowers, and fresh bread, demonstrate how a simple food-grade bucket transforms into a market-ready retail product.
The real cost of a cheap plastic bucket
Buyers in food processing, coatings and lubricants rarely lose money on the bucket itself. They lose it on what happens after the bucket fails:
- A cracked wall during vertical stacking contaminates a full pallet of honey.
- A poorly welded handle drops a 5-gallon pail of paint on a distributor’s floor.
- A non-certified resin triggers a rejected shipment at customs, or worse, a recall.
If your current supplier ships thin-wall plastic buckets made from recycled or blended resin, you are underwriting that risk on every container.
What makes a plastic bucket “food grade” — and how to verify it
The phrase secchio in plastica per uso alimentare is used loosely across Alibaba and Amazon. In practice, a bucket only qualifies if it meets three conditions at the same time:
- Resin: 100% virgin polypropylene, not post-consumer recycled (PCR) or mixed regrind.
- Migration testing: compliance with FDA 21 CFR 177.1520 (US) or EU 10/2011 (EU).
- Manufacturing hygiene: injection molded in a facility that documents raw-material lot numbers and cleans molds between color runs.
Every plastic bucket we produce at Rulyda meets all three. We keep resin certificates on file for every batch, and we can provide SGS test reports on request before you place a bulk order.
Rulyda plastic bucket specifications
| Spec |
Dettagli |
| Materiale |
100% virgin PP (polypropylene) |
| Capacity range |
1L, 2L, 3L, 5L, 10L, 15L, 20L (custom molds available) |
| Wall thickness |
1.2 mm – 2.5 mm depending on capacity |
| Lid type |
Snap-on secure-lock, tamper-evident, or gamma seal |
| Maniglia |
Metal wire with plastic grip, or all-plastic ergonomic handle |
| Stacking load |
Up to 80 kg vertical (5-gallon model) |
| Temperature range |
-20 °C to 100 °C |
| Certificazioni |
FDA 21 CFR 177.1520, BSCI, CE, RoHS |
| Printing |
Silk-screen, heat transfer, IML (in-mold labeling) |
| Quantità minima ordinabile (MOQ) |
500 pcs (stock) / 3,000-5,000 pcs (custom color) |
| Lead time |
15–25 days after artwork confirmation |
Where our buckets ship — and what they carry
- Food processing: bulk honey, sauces, pickled vegetables, dairy powders, edible oils.
- Chemicals and coatings: water-based paint, industrial lubricants, adhesives, cleaning concentrates.
- Agriculture: seed storage, fertilizer packaging, veterinary powders.
- Retail and detailing: branded car-wash buckets for automotive detailing kits.
- Logistics: stackable plastic buckets used inside RTP (returnable transport packaging) programs.
Distributors in North America, Germany, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Chile, and Australia reorder from Rulyda on a rolling quarterly schedule. Full container loads leave Qingdao Port weekly.
OEM and private-label: how the process actually works
Most B2B buyers ask us the same three questions before placing a first order. Here is what to expect:
- Send us the brief. Capacity, color (Pantone reference is best), lid type, and where the logo goes.
- Artwork and mockup. Our in-house design team returns a 3D render within 3 days. Silk-screen and heat transfer use existing molds; IML requires a new label die (7–10 days).
- Pre-production sample. We ship one physical sample for approval before mass production.
Custom molds for a new bucket shape take 30–45 days and are quoted separately.
Talk to a real person, not a chatbot
We are not a marketplace listing. When you send an inquiry to Rulyda, a member of our export team — not a script — replies within one business day with pricing, lead time and a sample offer.
Rulyda Plastic Manufacturing · Qingdao · Serving 30+ countries since 2006
2026/07/29 
