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    It pays to ask.

    Well for almost a year i have been working on the legalities of holding a FREE recycle day in and around the cities by where i live for E waste. Finally after all the run around it only cost me 25.00 this year and 50 for next year to have a occupational business license. So as i went to the dr today for check up i decided to stop by the local hospital, there are 2 close by, and talk to their IT. guy ... after introductions, handing my e waste business card, explaining what i do and its all free, yadda yadda, asked them what do they do with their stuff. and low and behold the old plan they had where it all got sent off is not in place no more and he didnt know what to do with their unwanted inventory.. badda bing...i have a new client... as i left one hospital the other was 2 miles away... same scenario... badda bing... 2 new clients, and as i was leaving that place another person flies out the door as asks to speak to me.. he is an operations manager other than the IT. guy.. he has these huge battery backup's thats been stored for 2 years and is dying to get rid of them... i said do you have a dolly on hand? badda bing.. loaded up 8 of them each weighed about 50lbs. opened up 2 of them at home and they have like 10 individual led batteries connected in a metal inclosed case with gold finer connections on the back end.... so as i say if you dont ask the people or places you believe would be a good score you will not know until you try... oh and sorry for the typ O's lol.


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    The recycling guy doesn't own a dolly?

    Not good.

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    Fast on the feet. Cool!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheRecycleGuy View Post
    . so as i say if you dont ask the people or places you believe would be a good score you will not know until you try...
    My way of saying that

    The answer is ALWAYS NO if you don't ask the question!

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