I make it a regular occurrence to look in all 6 dumpsters at my apartment complex every single time I pull into the parking lot. I've pulled several computers, a few car batteries, an oven, metal doors, misc metal, etc. It's kind of funny, I seem to find A LOT of microwaves...like 2 or more a week.
Today, however, I looked in to see a lot of metal scraps. I started pulling it all out only to find more. I found a bunch of breakers, probably like 6 or 7 brass faucets, a breaker box, a bunch of AL molding, 2 EXTREMELY thick power cables, (about 1.5 inches in diameter and a foot or 2 long each) several AL pans and trays, back boxes, a bike, a stove hood, etc, etc. But, upon taking one more look, I found a box that I hadn't opened yet. Inside, were between 8 and 15 of those electric stove heating coils, all NEW IN THE PACKAGE. I looked them up online, they sell from anywhere between $15 and $25 a piece.
I may have just hit my 'dumpster dive jackpot.' Not only do I have the coils, but probably about 5 lbs of #2 CU, 10 lbs AL, 5 lbs brass, and 40 lbs steel. And on top of that, my yard just rose the prices on CU and AL. <3
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