u/Afraid-Management829

these a big plastic tubs from Bunnings (or Mitre10?). white is much newer and despite me repairing it multiple times, the whole handle just fell off and I gave up. It's brittle.

The blue one was bought years ago and is still going strong without a single repair. The plastic seems of a different quality. Neither was left in the sun, so it's not that.

Anyone else experienced this with newer plastic goods?

EDITED TO ADD: looked at the bottom before throwing it away, the white one "designed in Australia, made in China", the blue one www.italio.co.nz made in NZ. Interesting...