How do I clean a 55 Gallon Plastic Drum that contained Industrial Grade Detergent?
I picked up three free 55 gallon plastic drums after seeing them posted on craigslist. I was inspired by the compost tumbler and rain collection instructables, and I was looking to build my own. However, the plastic drums contained an industrial grade detergent used in food and beverage processing facilities. Two of the barrels were FiChlor Foam HD and the other contained Liqualin CC. Do you think I could clean these out enough to make them safe for these projects? Would the chemicals have leaked into the plastic? For rain collection, I was going to use the water for flushing my toilet, so it wouldn’t be for watering a garden, and definitely not for drinking. For the compost, would the chemicals remaining in the plastic leak into the compost? And then would any plants exposed to that compost die? I really appreciate some feedback on this. I’ve read most instructables on here that involve 55 gallon plastic drums, and the recommendation is to use Food Grade containers. I’m just disappoin
