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    I'd have to agree with HipoGear. Branching out pays dividends in times like you are experiencing. Look for areas that no one else is doing. See my recent thread on pallet recycling.


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    The ONLY shred I sell is byproduct of e-scrap. Mostly printers, computer cases, old LCDs that are broken, etc.. At 2c/lb here for steel, I dont pick up any. E-scrap has been a huge blessing and gold mine for me in my area. I made $442 recently selling wire, UPS batteries, heat sinks, fans/motors, etc.. all from a e-scrap haul that im projecting to make $3,500 off of. Gorven, parttimescrapper, and e-wasted are the guys to go to. Not even the best copper will get you gold finger card prices and barely large socket mobo. The regular junkyard scrappers I see at the local recycle place I sell to have asked me what the stuff comes from, I just tell them industrial equipment. Never give out your honey or hint to competition what your up to, ever! The best thing I could wish for is lazy, uneducated competition, and there is ALOT of that in my area. Stop killing your back for pennies and start e-scrapping!
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