Gabion-style retaining wall / bench, built from a recycled IBC tote
Rock-filled cages form gabion-style retaining walls or benches, reusing the steel frame for hardscaping at or below the cost of purpose-made gabion baskets.
Recycled IBC
Reuses a durable, standardised container. Diverts it from scrap and avoids new-material carbon.
a manufactured gabion basket
A purpose-built product — bought new, moulded or fabricated from virgin material.
Tank Depot — line cage with mesh + rock for gabion walls/benches →
A real-world write-up with photos of this reuse in practice.
Rock-filled cages form gabion-style retaining walls or benches, reusing the steel frame for hardscaping at or below the cost of purpose-made gabion baskets. That advantage is real for this job specifically — not a blanket claim that a tote is best for everything.
Suitability & safety
The galvanised cage carries no residue risk from the tote's prior contents, which makes it the most broadly reusable component of any IBC.