Supreme x Leaktite 5-Gallon Bucket
Supreme vs. Original
Original — Leaktite
Leaktite 5-Gallon Plastic Paint Pail
About the original
Leaktite Corporation manufactures polypropylene pails at its plant in Leominster, Massachusetts, and is the supplier behind Home Depot's orange Homer Bucket and the generic white 5-gallon pails sold through most US hardware chains. The standard model is a food-grade, HDPE-compatible container that holds 70 pounds, stands 14.5 inches tall, and nests for shipping; a snap-on polyethylene lid with a rubber gasket is sold separately. Leaktite runs one of the largest injection-molding plastic bucket operations in North America. The SS2024 Supreme version is a production Leaktite 5-gallon bucket and matching lid, molded in red with a white Supreme wordmark printed on the side. It released April 18, 2024 at $20.
About Leaktite
Leaktite is an American container manufacturer headquartered in Leominster, Massachusetts, with a second plant in Phoenix, Arizona. The company produces the five-gallon plastic pails widely sold at Home Depot, Lowe's, and independent paint stores, along with quart containers, lids, and paint trays. Manufacturing across the two facilities runs roughly 200,000 square feet and employs over 150 people. Leaktite was acquired by Canadian packaging group IPL Global, now part of IPL Schoeller, expanding its reach into industrial and food-grade plastic packaging. Supreme has collaborated with Leaktite on a co-branded plastic bucket.
