Abstract: A container is disclosed with a pair of plastic ear assemblies mounted in respective openings on opposite sides of the container near an upper end thereof and a wire handle attached to the container at respective opposite ends of the wire handle which are received in respective openings in a plastic ear assemblies. A method of attaching an end of a wire handle to the container comprises the steps of inserting one end of a plastic plug of the plastic ear assembly into an opening in the container, securing a plastic cap to the one end of the plug to seal the opening in the container against leakage of liquid from the container and provide an opening in the ear assembly for attaching the end of the wire handle to the container and inserting the end of the wire handle in the opening of the cap.