"purkki" = bulk bin at a market?

[Gavril]

From a supermarket's cleaning guidelines:

Irtomakeiskalusteiden siivous
[...]
Huolehdi, että kauhat ovat niille varatussa pidikkeessä (ei purkeissa) ja purkkien kannet ovat kiinni.

"Make sure that the scoopers are in their designated holders (not in the [??]), and that the lids of the [??] are closed."

In the bulk ("irto-") section of a market, the goods (nuts, grains, etc.) are generally stored in large plastic bins/troughs, from which you scoop them out with a scooper (or dispense them with a lever).

Does "purkki" refer to a bin/trough of this kind?

Hyvää uutta vuotta,
Gavril

 

[AutumnOwl]

Yes, purkki means bin/can/canister of some kind, be it plastic, metal, glass or some other material.

 

[Gavril]

Thank you.

I was aware of purkki meaning "can" and "jar", and also jar-shaped containers made of plastic (for pills, etc.), but this is a new addition to my list.

English-speakers usually do not lump these concepts (bin/can/canister) together into one word, as far as I know.
Only very general words like "container" or "receptacle" would cover all three of them.