so im working as a general laborer for a const. company... all i really do is clean and other random task here or there.

so im have a lot of questions about sorting this type of scrap that i will be editing in.

1. i have a bunch of wire they used for rewiring all the rooms. im not gonna strip it but should i pull all the little plastic knobbies on the end, or will i probably get same price with them.... also what kind of wire is that usually?

2. they throw away hella stuff, like theyll just leave items unused on the ground, nails, electrical outlet boxes and other stuff... and if they actually cleaned up themselves, then usually ill find new ones in the trash since..since they were the odd one out in a 10pack or something. ive been eyeing a big heavy copper brace, has to be like 1.5lb thats just been laying on with other garbage behind an unfinished wall panel...probably gonna get drywalled around and never seen again.... i know its expensive so it shouldnt be thrown away, or even for me to pocket but if i didnt know anything about scrapping, i woulda trashed it during clean up wayy long ago.

3. about all those electrical outlet boxes and other small parts, can i resell them on craigslist you think?

4. what you think bout a magnet on a stick during clean up, would that mess with all the electrical cords running around?











some more about the spot
i got a labor job off craigslist and a week in, i asked if i could scrap the metal and they said yup. the job is remodeling the rooms of a 3 story building including siesmec upgrade, mainly concrete work, light gauge steel framing (omg that stuff is sooo light) for a bunch of rooms which includes, drywall, plumbing, electrical, ducting and all that other stuff
so as im cleaning i always take a few extra seconds to seperate and sort trash, but its super hard resisting the urger to hand pick every little piece of metal... ahhhhhhh
but i know im on their time and should be doing their work so i minimize the time spent scrapping....

scrapping metal should totally be a part of the general laborers duty during down time... i also organize the trashbin so it doesnt fill up so fast even though they never asked me too