Plastic bulk containers in Georgia

Georgia processes more poultry than any state we cover. Meat and poultry processing had 42,030 jobs in 2025, 2.4 times the national share, and in Hall County, around Gainesville, it reaches 28.9 times. Poultry plants move product in solid-wall combo bins that are washed every shift, and they need them rated for cold.

Georgia has the most refrigerated warehouse space of the Southern states we cover, 304 million cubic feet in October 2025, and 4,453 jobs in refrigerated warehousing. Warehousing overall had 84,730 jobs, led by Fulton County at 18,317 and Henry County, south of Atlanta, at 7,904.

Atlanta sits where I-75 and I-85 meet, and the Port of Savannah is a few hours east. Auto parts add 20,440 jobs, many for the plants along I-85 in Alabama and the Carolinas. Food manufacturing as a whole had 74,165.

The Port of Savannah handles one of the largest volumes of shipping containers on the East Coast, and the warehouses that ring it, along I-16 and toward Pooler, fill and empty boxes constantly. Gainesville, in the north, calls itself the poultry capital, and processors there and across the state's north use solid washable bins. South Georgia grows peanuts, pecans, Vidalia onions and blueberries; pecans and onions are stored in ventilated bins. The I-85 corridor carries auto parts toward the Kia plant at West Point, and Atlanta's distribution centres serve much of the Southeast.

Most Georgia buyers are in three places. Poultry plants in the north want solid, washable combo bins with smooth corners and no vents. Parts suppliers along I-85 feeding the Kia plant and its neighbours want collapsibles that fold for the trip back. Onion, pecan and peanut handlers in the south want vented bins that let air reach the crop in storage. Savannah's import warehouses mostly use folding containers for staging and returns.