Originally Posted by ucfknight98
Is this something recent? I have scrapped more than two at a time on several occasions.
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Is this something recent? I have scrapped more than two at a time on several occasions.
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I would say it may have started about the first of the year or so. I used to bring in a few at a time, but a few months ago I was told they were only allowed to accept two a day from someone.
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I take in hundreds of lbs at a time. Never have had, any yard near me, put a limit on what can be brought in.
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EPA #??? That irritates me to no end. Not you Electrowaste, the fact that you need an EPA #!!!
From regulating cow farts to batteries, EPA should be cut by 75%
Money is not the root of all evil, the love of money is.
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Trust me, I am with you man! I'd give an ElectroRant but I don't want to hijack the thread. Long story short, a sweet little lady who is a member of this forum, has a farm, and does e-waste on the side had the EPA called on her. I didn't want to get caught with my pants down and we were getting bigger, quickly so basically out of fear. I called them and had them come out and see what I was doing. The EPA is dangerous, they can shut your operation down in a heartbeat. They can cut through an LLC when the operation is small and they'll have you so covered up in fines and fees you won't know which way is up. A fine of 500,000 would bury us. We have a bond and insurance but I expect that when it came time to pay both would find a legal reason to not. That's just being realistic.
Fast forward 3-6 months and of course some money (it's always some money) and we have an EPA #. The process is not bad, it all starts with an application. A lot of red tape. Basically your stating your intentions with them. Are you smelting, constructing, producing, transporting, or storing hazardous waste? They want to know what your about. Personally the less info the gov has, the more comfortable I am with them, professionally it's a necessity.
Last edited by Electrowaste; 08-07-2014 at 10:48 AM.
Jeremy Burrage - Founder & CEO
Electrowaste Recycling LLC, Guntersville, AL
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Elect...31655806922157
Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
I can sell as many batteries as I can get my hands on friday was 10k lbs
Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
I usually buy 2-530k lbs a month
Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
prev message a typo haha i wish i was doing 530k a month.. oops
Experienced Scrapper
I have sold 800+ lbs at one time usually 200-300 in one shot i acumulate them and load the truck down every few months would a business llc help you get by the law or reason they only accept 2 a day? After i got my llc my yard only ids me maybe 1 time a month now because my truck says i do free pickups with my phone number on it even tho they are suppose to every time i sell.... Business have some perks i guess
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got a biz account. Doesn't seem to help. Perhaps I should check another yard.
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