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Rail hub and melon fields

Plastic buckets in Arys

Arys is known as a railway hub of southern Kazakhstan, and the town is surrounded by melon and cotton fields. Melon growers need buckets in spring for seeds and fertilizer and in summer for harvesting and pickling, while the cafes by the station need them year-round for prep. We mold this whole range, from 560 ml to 21 L, at our own plant and ship it to Arys by the pallet. Below you'll find what to choose for each season, a pallet calculator, and how to buy.

Arys, Turkestan Region: buckets across the region

21.9 L21 L bucket, brim-full
60021 L buckets per pallet
1.05 kga liter of pickles with brine
OPENtamper-evident seal
White 11.5 L plastic bucket with lid and metal bail handle with plastic grip at the edge of a melon field next to striped watermelons, with a railway embankment in the distance
ArysTurkistan Region
≈ 480 kmstraight-line distance from the HTI plant
Delivery map
Sizes by season

Buckets for melon growers and a railway town

In Arys, a bucket changes jobs with the season: seeds and fertilizer in spring, harvest and pickling in summer, prep for cafes and stores in the fall. Under each size is its most common use in and around town.

Roasted seeds, jam, and dairy for retail.

Cafe kitchens, seeds, and small-batch pickling.

Harvest, fertilizer, and wholesale orders.

Containers for platform kiosks, station cafes, and packed lunches for train crews.

Jerry cans for cleaning products at the rail depot and drinking water for the melon fields.

Yellow and red medical waste buckets for the district hospital, the depot's first-aid station, and the station's medical post.

Packaging at the same scale: body width and height from the factory's product cards
560 ml plastic bucket PKS560
Small · PKS560

560 ml plastic bucket

Roasted pumpkin and melon seeds for kiosks by the station: a bucket with no handle, just side lugs.

Opening
Ø 118 mm
Height
80 mm
Empty weight
23 g
Per pallet
7,200 pcs
Sizes and ordering
800 ml plastic bucket PKS800 / PKS800H
Small · PKS800 / PKS800H

800 ml plastic bucket

Watermelon rind jam for retail: a small bucket with a plastic handle that people buy as a gift.

Opening
Ø 131 mm
Height
91 mm
Empty weight
29.5 g
Per pallet
6,480 pcs
Sizes and ordering
850 ml plastic bucket PKS850 / PKS850H
Small · PKS850 / PKS850H

850 ml plastic bucket

Suzma for train passengers and local shoppers: the clear, handleless body shows how thick it is.

Opening
Ø 118 mm
Height
124 mm
Empty weight
32.5 g
Per pallet
7,200 pcs
Sizes and ordering
900 ml plastic bucket PKS900H
Small · PKS900H

900 ml plastic bucket

Adjika and tomato sauce for shashlik at cafes by the Arys railway station.

Opening
Ø 127 mm
Height
134 mm
Empty weight
34 g
Per pallet
7,200 pcs
Sizes and ordering
1 L plastic bucket PK10
Small · PK10

1 L plastic bucket

Katyk and sour cream from backyard farms on the edge of town, in a 1 L bucket with a plastic handle.

Opening
Ø 132.5 mm
Height
121 mm
Empty weight
36 g
Per pallet
6,480 pcs
Sizes and ordering
2.3 L plastic bucket PK23
Mid-size · PK23

2.3 L plastic bucket

Pickled cucumbers and green tomatoes from home gardens for the market stall, in a clear bucket.

Opening
Ø 175 mm
Height
132 mm
Empty weight
62 g
Per pallet
3,300 pcs
Sizes and ordering
3 L plastic bucket PK30
Mid-size · PK30

3 L plastic bucket

Selected melon and watermelon seeds are stored under the lid until planting, with the variety written on the side.

Opening
Ø 200 mm
Height
137 mm
Empty weight
95 g
Per pallet
2,800 pcs
Sizes and ordering
3.8 L plastic bucket PK38
Mid-size · PK38

3.8 L plastic bucket

Korean carrot salad and vegetable salads for canteens near the station: a serving spoon fits easily into the 200 mm opening.

Opening
Ø 200 mm
Height
176 mm
Empty weight
110 g
Per pallet
2,800 pcs
Sizes and ordering
5.6 L plastic bucket PK56
Mid-size · PK56

5.6 L plastic bucket

Sauerkraut for winter sales at the town market: metal bail handle and tight-fitting lid.

Opening
Ø 224 mm
Height
193 mm
Empty weight
156 g
Per pallet
1,920 pcs
Sizes and ordering
8 L plastic bucket PK80
Mid-size · PK80

8 L plastic bucket

Sliced melon on its way from the field to the shed where it's sun-dried: the bail handle with plastic grip takes the weight.

Opening
Ø 276 mm
Height
197.5 mm
Empty weight
250 g
Per pallet
840 pcs
Sizes and ordering
11.5 L plastic bucket PK115
Field · PK115

11.5 L plastic bucket

Pickled watermelon wedges for cafes and winter sales: a liter with brine weighs about 1.05 kg.

Opening
Ø 295 mm
Height
234 mm
Empty weight
307 g
Per pallet
816 pcs
Sizes and ordering
15 L plastic bucket PK150
Field · PK150

15 L plastic bucket

Fertilizer solution is carried down the melon rows in a bucket with a bail handle and plastic grip.

Opening
Ø 303 mm
Height
292 mm
Empty weight
450 g
Per pallet
816 pcs
Sizes and ordering
18 L plastic bucket PK180
Field · PK180

18 L plastic bucket

Grease for farm machinery and irrigation pumps: a spatula fits into the wide 332 mm opening.

Opening
Ø 332 mm
Height
286 mm
Empty weight
526 g
Per pallet
600 pcs
Sizes and ordering
21 L plastic bucket PK210
Field · PK210

21 L plastic bucket

Mineral fertilizer for planting cotton and melons: the lid protects the granules from dust and rain.

Opening
Ø 332 mm
Height
333.5 mm
Empty weight
620 g
Per pallet
600 pcs
Sizes and ordering
250 ml food container PHD250
Containers · PHD250

250 ml food container

A platform kiosk in Arys scoops kurt and nuts to go with tea into a 250 ml hexagonal container: 13 g empty, with the lid closed in front of the customer.

Top
110 × 100.5 mm
Height
50 mm
Empty weight
13 g
Per pallet
17,600 pcs
Sizes and ordering
385 ml food container PKS385
Containers · PKS385

385 ml food container

Passengers on passing trains buy sun-dried melon slices from nearby fields: the round 385 ml container with no handle lies flat in a bag.

Top
Ø 118 mm
Height
54 mm
Empty weight
16 g
Per pallet
7,200 pcs
Sizes and ordering
400 ml food container PHD400
Containers · PHD400

400 ml food container

A locomotive engineer's lunch for the run: salad from a deli near the depot in a 400 ml hexagonal container, a shape that packs side by side in a bag.

Top
110 × 100.5 mm
Height
77 mm
Empty weight
16.5 g
Per pallet
17,600 pcs
Sizes and ordering
550 ml food container PKS550
Containers · PKS550

550 ml food container

In summer, sliced watermelon is sold by the portion at the station: a round 550 ml container holds several slices, topped with a lid.

Top
Ø 118 mm
Height
80 mm
Empty weight
18.8 g
Per pallet
10,800 pcs
Sizes and ordering
750 ml tray FCD750
Containers · FCD750

750 ml tray

When a train pulls in, station cafes bring out plov and manty in flat 122 × 173 mm trays and close the lid in front of the passenger.

Top
122 × 173 mm
Shape
tray
Empty weight
21 g
Per pallet
15,000 pcs
Sizes and ordering
5 L plastic jerry can EPG500
Jerry cans · EPG500

5 L plastic jerry can

Cleaner for railcars and platforms at the rail hub: 5 L jerry can, 163 × 190 × 240 mm, fits on a storeroom shelf.

Dimensions
163 × 190 mm
Height
240 mm
Empty weight
240 g
Per pallet
180 pcs
Sizes and ordering
10 L plastic jerry can EPG1000
Jerry cans · EPG1000

10 L plastic jerry can

Drinking water goes out to melon growers in distant fields near Arys in 10 L jerry cans with a molded-in handle and screw cap.

Dimensions
201 × 234 mm
Height
296 mm
Empty weight
420 g
Per pallet
100 pcs
Sizes and ordering
1 L medical waste bucket PK10
Medical · PK10

1 L medical bucket

Locomotive depot health post: an engineer gets a shot after a run, the needle comes off in the lid valve, and the one-liter bucket sits on the procedure table.

Opening
Ø 132.5 mm
Height
121 mm
Empty weight
36 g
Per pallet
6,480 pcs
Sizes and ordering
2.3 L medical waste bucket PK23
Medical · PK23

2.3 L medical bucket

Pre-trip medical check room at the depot: after each train crew, the medic collects breathalyzer mouthpieces and tongue depressors in a yellow 2.3 L bucket.

Opening
Ø 175 mm
Height
132 mm
Empty weight
62 g
Per pallet
3,300 pcs
Sizes and ordering
3 L medical waste bucket PK30
Medical · PK30

3 L medical waste bucket

First-aid post at Arys station: a passenger from a passing train gets a shot, and the syringe goes into a three-liter bucket with a needle remover. The empty bucket weighs 95 g.

Opening
Ø 200 mm
Height
137 mm
Empty weight
95 g
Per pallet
2,800 pcs
Sizes and ordering
3.8 L medical waste bucket PK38
Medical · PK38

3.8 L medical waste bucket

Treatment room at Arys District Hospital: the table is wiped down between patients, with wipes pulled through the 75 mm opening in the dispenser lid.

Opening
Ø 200 mm
Height
176 mm
Empty weight
110 g
Per pallet
2,800 pcs
Sizes and ordering
5.6 L medical waste bucket PK56
Medical · PK56

5.6 L medical waste bucket

Outpatient surgery room: cuts from the melon harvest and injuries among track workers. Bandages go into the surgeon's yellow 5.6 L bucket, and the lid valve takes off the needle.

Opening
Ø 224 mm
Height
193 mm
Empty weight
153 g
Per pallet
1,920 pcs
Sizes and ordering
11.2 L medical waste bucket PK112
Medical · PK112

11.2 L medical waste bucket

Rail hub ambulance service: after a round-the-clock shift of calls, crews turn in their used supplies, and the yellow 11.2 L bucket at the station gets its lid snapped shut.

Opening
Ø 290 mm
Height
217 mm
Empty weight
271 g
Per pallet
816 pcs
Sizes and ordering
11.5 L medical waste bucket PK115
Medical · PK115

11.5 L medical waste bucket

Arys maternity ward: a yellow 11.5 L bucket stands in the exam room, and after the shift an orderly carries it out by the plastic handle.

Opening
Ø 295 mm
Height
234 mm
Empty weight
307 g
Per pallet
816 pcs
Sizes and ordering
18 L medical waste bucket PK180
Medical · PK180

18 L medical bucket

Infectious disease ward at Arys District Hospital in summer: a red 18 L bucket holds Class C waste (by Kyrgyz sanitary classification), and the lid stays on until it's taken out.

Opening
Ø 332 mm
Height
286 mm
Empty weight
526 g
Per pallet
600 pcs
Sizes and ordering
21 L medical waste bucket PK210
Medical · PK210

21 L medical bucket

Waste storage area at the Arys hospital: until the truck hauls the waste away for treatment, it's kept in a lidded 21 L bucket.

Opening
Ø 332 mm
Height
333.5 mm
Empty weight
620 g
Per pallet
600 pcs
Sizes and ordering

All fourteen buckets nest inside each other, so a whole season's supply takes up a corner of the shed, not half a room. The flat lid seats into a double rim, and just below it is a tamper-evident tear strip embossed with the word OPEN.

Packaging calendar

Season by season: what Arys buys

The table follows a melon grower's year and the station cafes' calendar: which product goes into the bucket, at what time of year, and which size people reach for first.

WhenProductVolumePer palletLearn more
Before plantingmineral fertilizers21 L600fertilizer buckets
Before plantingmelon and watermelon seeds3 L2,800dry goods
Harvestslicing melon for drying8 L840packaging for agribusinesses
Late summerpickled watermelon11.5 L816pickle buckets
Fallwatermelon rind jam800 ml6,480jam and fruit butter
Year-roundroasted seeds for kiosks560 ml7,200nuts and dried fruit
Year-roundsalads for station cafes3.8 L2,800Korean salads

The heaviest row is pickled watermelon: a liter of pickles with brine weighs about 1.05 kg, so a full 11.5 L bucket comes to roughly twelve kilograms. That's why picklers choose buckets with a metal bail handle and plastic grip, not a plastic handle.

Who buys it

Melon fields, cotton, the rail station, and the market

A town where rail lines meet melon fields buys packaging in four different ways. Each is described below to make it easier to see which size to start with. A melon grower thinks in hectares and tonnes, a cafe in portions per day, and a market vendor in how the goods look on the stall.

White 8 L plastic bucket with lid and metal bail handle with plastic grip on a plank table under a melon-drying shelter, next to a rack of melon strips
Drying melon8 L: 840 per pallet

Melon growers

In spring, growers buy fertilizer and seeds; in summer, packaging for picking and slicing melons. They take the 21 L with a 332 mm opening for fertilizer, the 3 L with a tight lid for seeds, and the 8 L for slicing.

Cotton farms

In the cotton fields, buckets carry fertilizer solution and water for the crew. A 15 L bucket with a bail handle and plastic grip is easy to carry down the rows, and drinking water is kept in 10 L jerry cans.

Pickling for winter

Pickled watermelon, cucumbers, and tomatoes sell at the market in fall and winter. Large batches go into 11.5 L buckets, and retail into clear 2.3 L buckets that show off the wedges and the brine.

Station cafes

Cafes and canteens near the station keep salads, sauces, and prepped food in 3.8 to 5.6 L buckets. The 3 L and 3.8 L share the same 200 mm opening, so they line up neatly on the shelf.

Order calculator

How many pallets for melon season

Choose a size and the number of buckets, and the calculator works out the pallets. A farm outside Arys orders 900 of the 21 L buckets for fertilizer before planting: that's two pallets. For pickling watermelon, it adds 1,200 of the 11.5 L buckets, another two pallets.

Item
BucketsContainersJerry cansMedical buckets
How many pieces you need
pcs
  • The result is rounded up to a whole pallet.
  • Planting-season and pickling buckets can ship on one truck.
  • Jerry cans are counted at their own pallet quantity: 180 or 100 per pallet.
Buying

From your request to unloading in Arys

We sell buckets direct from the factory, with a minimum order of one pallet. Melon growers, cafes, and stores all go through the same steps, and it goes faster if you know your product and quantity in advance.

  1. 1

    Tell us about your season

    What you'll be packing, in which months, and how much. For melon fields, just give us your planted area and how much you pickle, and our sales manager will turn that into buckets.

  2. 2

    Review the estimate

    Your sales manager will suggest sizes, count the pallets, and quote a price for the order, including shipping to Arys.

  3. 3

    Confirm your order

    Once you confirm, the plant assembles your pallets in the Bishkek Free Economic Zone (FEZ). If you want your farm's brand on the bucket, the artwork gets approved first.

  4. 4

    Meet the truck

    A freight carrier hauls the pallets to Kazakhstan, and the shipment is handled within the EAEU. The paperwork for your order travels with the cargo.

White 21 L plastic bucket with lid and metal bail handle with plastic grip on a wooden pallet by the railroad tracks, next to a stack of railroad ties
Delivery

How buckets get to Arys

HTI factory warehouse · Ak-ChiyFreight carrier, within the EAEU
HTI factory warehouse · Ak-ChiyFreight carrier, within the EAEU
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Orders ship directly from the HTI plant in the Bishkek FEZ, Ak-Chiy village: we have no intermediate warehouses in Turkestan Region. A freight carrier hauls the pallets to Kazakhstan, and the shipment is handled within the EAEU. Your sales manager confirms delivery time and cost when you place the order, once the pallets are counted.

Being a rail hub doesn't mean your buckets will travel by train: your sales manager chooses the transport method together with the carrier. What matters on your end is giving the exact unloading address and a convenient time to receive the delivery.

Melon fields need packaging in two waves: for planting and for harvest. If you order both waves in advance, we can split the shipment across two trucks, so you're not hunting for buckets at the height of the season.

Drinking water jerry cans ship on a separate pallet: they don't nest and take up more truck space than buckets of a similar size. Your sales manager will factor that in when putting together a mixed order.

Turkistan Region

Nearby and across the country

Version

What to choose for the field and the market stall

In the field and at the market stall, a bucket has different jobs to do. Four versions cover both.

Metal for the field

Buckets from 8 L up come with a bail handle and plastic grip that won't cut into your palm when you carry a load of harvest or fertilizer across the whole field.

Clear body for the market

In a clear bucket, shoppers can see pickled watermelon wedges and rind jam without opening it. The clear version comes in every size.

Nesting

Empty buckets nest inside each other, so a season's supply stores compactly. Jerry cans don't nest, so fewer of them fit on a pallet.

Label or IML

For the market, a label with your farm's name is enough. If the bucket goes to stores, your brand can be fused into the wall with in-mold labeling (IML), and it will survive washing.

White 3.8 L plastic bucket with lid and metal bail handle on a steel table in a station cafe kitchen next to grated carrots and cilantro
Questions and answers

What buyers in Arys ask

Didn't find your answer?A sales manager replies Mon-Fri, 9:00 AM-5:00 PM, Bishkek time

Directly from the HTI plant: orders start at one pallet and ship from our production site in Bishkek. Call +996 222 600 292 or request a callback, and our sales manager will match buckets to your season.

The 11.5 L with a 295 mm top: wedges go in and come out whole. For retail at the market, clear 2.3 L buckets are the usual choice. Learn more on our pickle buckets page.

Your sales manager prices each order based on quantity, handle type, color, and printing, and includes shipping to Arys right in the estimate.

No, we have no pickup points or warehouses in town. Buckets ship only from the plant in Ak-Chiy village and reach you by the pallet.

By the pallet through a freight carrier, as a shipment within the EAEU. Your sales manager confirms delivery time and cost when you place the order.

Yes, they work well for dry goods: the lid keeps out dust, and marker labels show up clearly on the white body. Just don't reuse a fertilizer bucket for food afterward.

Usually the 8 L: a full bucket isn't heavy to carry, and the metal bail handle with plastic grip won't cut into your palm. For larger batches, the 11.5 L works well.

Yes. For a trial order, we apply a label; for ongoing production runs, we use IML: the design is fused into the wall during molding and won't rub off.

Catalog

Buckets for melon fields and kitchens, in the catalog

Every size, with dimensions and empty weight, is in the catalog. Recommendations for all of Turkestan Region are on a separate page, and our neighbors in Shardara and Turkestan have pages of their own.

18 and 21 liter plastic buckets side by side: same diameter, different height
Request

Getting ready for melon season?

Tell us your crops, how much you pickle, and how much packaging you went through last year. Our sales manager will suggest a mix of sizes and split the order into deliveries for planting and for harvest.