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In certain embodiments, a welding wire and container assembly includes a container having an interior volume; a coil of welding wire disposed in the interior volume; and a wire container cover. The wire container cover may include a top surface having an opening therethrough to enable welding wire t

In certain embodiments, a welding wire and container assembly includes a container having an interior volume; a coil of welding wire disposed in the interior volume; and a wire container cover. The wire container cover may include a top surface having an opening therethrough to enable welding wire to pass through the wire container cover when the wire container cover is disposed on the container. The assembly also may include a skirt askew to the top surface, wherein the skirt is adapted to produce friction between the skirt and a side of the container when the wire container cover is disposed on the container housing and wherein the skirt is non-locking with respect to the container.

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1. A welding wire container assembly, comprising: a container having an interior volume; anda wire container cover comprising: a top surface having an opening therethrough to enable welding wire to pass through the wire container cover when the wire container cover is disposed on the container, wher

1. A welding wire container assembly, comprising: a container having an interior volume; anda wire container cover comprising: a top surface having an opening therethrough to enable welding wire to pass through the wire container cover when the wire container cover is disposed on the container, wherein the top surface is substantially flat, the opening is disposed at a central area of the top surface, and the opening has a diameter that is less than one-third the diameter of the top surface; anda skirt askew to the top surface, wherein the skirt is adapted to produce friction between the skirt and a side of the container when the wire container cover is disposed on the container housing, and the skirt is non-locking with respect to the container;wherein the container and the wire container cover are made entirely with a common cellulosic material free of metal. 2. The assembly as recited in claim 1, wherein the wire container cover comprises a second cover adapted to form a barrier across the opening. 3. The assembly as recited in claim 2, wherein the second cover comprises a cellulosic material. 4. A wire container, comprising: a cylindrical housing configured to receive a coil of welding wire, the cylindrical housing having a right cylindrical surface that extends from an uppermost edge of the cylindrical housing; anda removable cover configured to mount on the cylindrical housing, wherein the removable cover comprises a flat top with a central hole therethrough to enable welding wire to pass from within the cylindrical housing to an exterior location with the removable cover installed on the cylindrical housing, the removable cover comprises cylindrical skirt extending from the flat top, the cylindrical skirt has a right cylindrical inner surface disposed about the right cylindrical surface of the cylindrical housing, and the central hole has a diameter that is less than one-third the diameter of the flat top, wherein the cylindrical housing and the removable cover are made entirely with a common fibrous material free of metal. 5. The wire container as recited in claim 4, comprising an obstruction securable to the cover to block the hole. 6. The wire container as recited in claim 4, wherein the inner surface and the outer surface are in uninterrupted contact between the uppermost and lowermost edges. 7. A welding wire and container assembly, comprising: a housing consisting essentially of a recyclable material, the housing comprising: a planar base;a wall having an upper edge and a lower edge engaging the base, wherein the base and the wall define exterior peripheral surfaces of the housing;a planar false bottom disposed within the wall between the upper edge of the wall and the base, wherein the false bottom is circumscribed by the wall; anda plurality of support structures, each support structure being in abutment with the base and the false bottom to support the false bottom; andwherein the support structures are spaced from one another between the base and the false bottom such that the false bottom, the base, and external peripheral surfaces of the support structures define passageways configured to receive forks of a forklift, wherein the wall includes at least one aperture for access to the passageways to receive the forks, and wherein the base, the wall, the false bottom, and the support structures comprise similar recyclable materials. 8. The assembly as recited in claim 7, comprising a cover having a top surface having a hole extending therethrough, and a skirt askew to the top surface, wherein the skirt frictionally engages the wall to secure the cover to the housing. 9. The assembly as recited in claim 1, comprising a coil of welding wire disposed in the interior volume. 10. The assembly as recited in claim 1, wherein the container comprises a bottom, a false bottom disposed above the bottom, and a plurality of supports between the bottom and the false bottom, wherein the bottom, the false bottom, and the plurality of supports are made entirely with the common cellulosic material free of metal. 11. The assembly as recited in claim 1, comprising a removable ring, a removable rod, and a removable strap, wherein the removable rod and the removable strap are configured to drive the removable ring against a coil of welding wire within the container. 12. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the wire container cover comprises a cellulosic punch out that is removable to create the opening on the top surface, and a removable hollow metal insert configured to fit in the opening of the wire container cover and adapted to guide wire from within the container through the wire container cover. 13. The assembly as recited in claim 4, comprising a coil of welding wire disposed in the cylindrical housing. 14. The assembly as recited in claim 4, wherein the cylindrical housing comprises a bottom, a false bottom disposed above the bottom, and a plurality of supports between the bottom and the false bottom, wherein the bottom, the false bottom, and the plurality of supports are made entirely with the common fibrous material free of metal. 15. The assembly as recited in claim 4, comprising a removable ring, a removable rod, and a removable strap, wherein the removable rod and the removable strap are configured to drive the removable ring against a coil of welding wire within the cylindrical housing. 16. A welding wire containment system, comprising: a welding wire cover, comprising: a flat top comprising a central wire passage, wherein the central wire passage has a diameter less than one-third the diameter of the flat top; anda cylindrical skirt extending from the flat top, wherein the cylindrical skirt mounts to a cylindrical container only by a friction fit;wherein the welding wire cover is made entirely with a single cellulosic material free of metal. 17. The system of claim 16, comprising the cylindrical container, wherein the welding wire cover and the cylindrical container are made entirely with the single cellulosic material free of metal. 18. The system of claim 17, wherein the cylindrical container comprises a bottom, a false bottom disposed above the bottom, and a plurality of supports between the bottom and the false bottom, wherein the bottom, the false bottom, and the plurality of supports are made entirely with the single cellulosic material free of metal. 19. The system of claim 18, comprising a removable ring, a removable rod, and a removable strap, wherein the removable rod and the removable strap are configured to drive the removable ring against a coil of welding wire within the cylindrical container. 20. The system of claim 17, further comprising a coil of welding wire disposed in the cylindrical housing and above the false bottom.