Gaylords in Trainer and Marcus Hook
Trainer and Marcus Hook are refinery and terminal towns where jet fuel is made and natural gas liquids are stored, and their packaging is the chemical kind: additives, catalysts and plant supplies.
What fills and empties gaylords on the Trainer and Marcus Hook waterfront
The lower end of Delaware County is a single industrial landscape. Trainer's refinery makes jet fuel, gasoline, diesel and home heating oil; Marcus Hook, a short distance south, is known for natural gas liquids storage and marine terminals. Houses stand a block from the fence line.
A refinery is a fuel plant first, but around the process units are small flows of solid chemicals, filters, catalysts and maintenance goods, and those arrive in bulk boxes. Contractors working a turnaround bring supplies in and leave empties behind. Those empties are what a used-box buyer or recycler looks for here.
What the record shows
The Trainer refinery, owned by Delta Air Lines since 2012 through Monroe Energy, has a rated crude capacity of 185,000 barrels per day (Wikipedia). We cite that for geography and do not claim any plant here buys from us.
Boxes that carried hazardous materials are outside what we do. We say so on this page so that nobody wastes a request on them.
ZIP codes Trainer and Marcus Hook covers
This page covers 19061. The industries to expect there, from our market research: petroleum refining, jet fuel, natural gas liquids storage and marine terminals.
Seasons and timing
Turnaround seasons bring contractors and supplies for a few weeks, then nothing for months. Plan on that cadence.
Which request fits
- Buy. Contractors and shops who want used multi-trip boxes for non-hazardous goods.
- Sell. Clean empties left after a contractor's delivery.
- Recycle. Torn board, wet board and anything stained; fiber still counts when it is clean.
Say what the boxes held. If it was hazardous, we cannot take them, and it saves a round trip to know that first.
Local words you may hear in Trainer and Marcus Hook
- Fence line. The boundary of a refinery or terminal; the term is also used for the neighborhoods that sit right against it.
- Jet fuel. Kerosene-type fuel refined for aircraft, a main product of the Trainer refinery.
- Spent. Used up and awaiting disposal, as with a catalyst or filter; spent materials need special handling, and their containers are not for resale.
What to put in a request from Trainer and Marcus Hook
- Who delivered the boxes and what they carried.
- Whether the stack is outdoors, which affects the grade.
- The count and footprint.
- Whether the site allows outside trucks.
Questions people ask
Can you take boxes that held chemicals?
Not hazardous ones. For anything else, describe what was inside.
Is this page about the refinery?
It is about the boxes around it. We are not affiliated with any plant.
Can contractors send boxes?
Yes, as long as the boxes did not carry hazardous goods.
Do you cover Delaware too?
Yes. See the New Castle County page.
Next door
| Place | Some of its ZIPs | Industries |
|---|---|---|
| Delaware County, Pennsylvania | 19013, 19061, 19022 | petroleum refining, natural gas liquids, marine terminals, chemical distribution |
| Chester | 19013, 19016 | marine terminals, waste-to-energy, manufacturing |
| New Castle County, Delaware | 19801, 19802, 19804 | petroleum refining, specialty chemicals, port and cold storage, food import, pharmaceutical |
Sources
- Wikipedia: Trainer Refinery, last reviewed November 11, 2026