Starting a Scrap Route

**TJMETALRECYCLERS** · 03-24-2011, 04:18 AM

I have picked up another restaurant as well as started hauling in cardboard from them.
The cans also got me a free upright freezer from a lady, and it worked, SO, I sold it for a quick cash return of $75.
Right now, I am sending the cans to the scrap yard in my cars and refrigerators that get scrapped. Fills up the "air space".

**Catfish Bob** · 05-07-2011, 09:18 PM

TJ what about the food leftover in the cans?
Does the scrap yard ever give you any problems with the cans?

**IdahoScrapper** · 05-07-2011, 10:13 PM

Originally Posted by Catfish Bob

TJ what about the food leftover in the cans?
Does the scrap yard ever give you any problems with the cans?

I was wondering about that today. You figure when they shred a car there's still oil residue from the engine/trans, what is food gonna matter? Good question and I'd be curious to know as I've started saving my food cans.

**Kochy** · 06-25-2013, 03:03 PM

Originally Posted by Catfish Bob

TJ what about the food leftover in the cans?
Does the scrap yard ever give you any problems with the cans?

Heck, I get cans from the steakhouse I work at "Every other week...", I take the cans from them and they are still full of food and sauces and what not.