Trying to figure out what makes the most sense to the most scrappers.
Yes, computers only.
Yes, all e-waste.
Yes, televisions.
Yes, appliances.
Yes, vehicles.
No, I scrap everything.
Yes, copper.
Yes, aluminum.
Yes, precious metals. (Gold and silver.)
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Trying to figure out what makes the most sense to the most scrappers.
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John Terrell (248) 224-2188
Burly Guys Junk Removal LLC
5499 Perry Drive Unit P Waterford, MI 48329
http://www.burlyguys.com
Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
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if it fits in my truck i take it ,i have takn 20 ft light poles they did hang off
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So that would be: "No, I scrap everything." ;-)
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Equal Opportunity Scrapper hear. Love the payout for non-ferrous but there's something about the squat of the van that gets to me, when I have a good load of steel too.
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesaler
Certified Zip-Tie Mechanic
"Give them enough so they can do something with it, but not too much that they won't do nothing."
New Guy
Copper and aluminum wire is pretty much all I do.
Experienced Scrapper
Generally speaking scrappers are the self motivated entrepreneur types. In the real world that means opportunistic, so I'm not a scrapper I'm a businessman who just happens to run a micro empire
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Thanks, Diesel! Where in Michigan is Jamestown?
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Good thing there is a u in fecualfinder....
I won't be wronged. I won't be insulted. I won't be laid a-hand on. I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” John Wayne-- The Shootist
NEWBS READ THIS THREAD ABOUT REFINING!!!!
http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/off-t...ning-read.html
Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
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If I can scrap it, I bring it home!
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Yeah I was thinking aliens and anal probes myself...Originally Posted by BRASSCATCHER
Experienced Scrapper
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Even though I will scrap anything, I am starting to specialized in 2 things. Since I just got my EPA Certification as a Type I and Type II, I am starting to push for Refrigerators, Freezers, AC's and other small appliances. And since I have been doing computer scrapping for years, I am also specializing in this as well. Since I will be purchasing a U-Haul soon, I plan on sticking with just these 2 things and slowly phasing out the rest of it slowly.
Eepah
I'm Eepah, Cuz thats what the grand kids call me!
If it is metal, or metal based it is coming home with me!
Thornton Scrapper
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I get anything i can except paper, cardboard and vynal sideing. But for some reason I love cast Aluminum.
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My primary focus is /was vehicles but if a truck is free we will take anything up to 33k lbs
Liberty Towing & Recycling
(732)279-8599
Cleaning up NJ 1 LB at a time!
Certified Mobile Scales
Fully Insured Carrier usdot # 1802487
WWW.LibertyTowing.Webs.Com
WWW.TRRecycles.Webs.com
Experienced Scrapper
Burlyguy, Jamestown is just south west of grand rapids. My scrap yard is 60 miles south, just off I-94 in Hartford though.
Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
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Mostly batteries, but will scrap anything if I can make a buck. Most things I have to haul 200 miles or more, so it has to pencil out or I leave it where it is.
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I would say I specialize in e-waste but I am not willing to pass up free scrap of any kind if it is worth my time.
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everything, but i specialize in escrap and vehicles
Experienced Scrapper
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Though I am new to scrapping my interest leans towards appliances or anything that has a power cord. But right now I will take anything except vehicles.
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When I started down this road, I was only going to focus on copper & ewaste.
LOL
Right now, this is where my money has come from:
itemtotals …………. pctdollars …………. pctweight
tin …………. 20.33 …………. 69.68
#2 copper …………. 17.15 …………. 1.54
ewaste …………. 14.24 …………. 3.15
ins wire …………. 14.21 …………. 6.12
yellow brass …………. 8.64 …………. 1.14
#1 export …………. 3.29 …………. 5.72
transformers …………. 3.00 …………. 2.35
6063alum …………. 2.95 …………. 1.15
cast alum …………. 2.49 …………. 1.18
motors …………. 2.30 …………. 1.99
sheet alum …………. 2.27 …………. 1.16
ink & toner …………. 2.03 …………. 0.06
batteries …………. 1.90 …………. 1.71
xmas lights …………. 1.01 …………. 0.75
brk brass …………. 0.91 …………. 0.20
diecast …………. 0.77 …………. 0.73
stainless …………. 0.70 …………. 0.36
Plmb brass …………. 0.65 …………. 0.12
cast alum brk …………. 0.47 …………. 0.35
lead …………. 0.19 …………. 0.09
alumcans …………. 0.18 …………. 0.08
6063 alum brk …………. 0.16 …………. 0.08
ballast …………. 0.08 …………. 0.11
alum motors …………. 0.06 …………. 0.10
brk alum sheet …………. 0.03 …………. 0.05
#2 export …………. 0.01 …………. 0.04
Clearly, a wire stripper is something I simply can not continue without. If even half the weight of insulated wire I've taken in was copper, I've cost myself about $1000 this year alone by not stripping it. That absolutely can't continue.
Out of clutter, find simplicity. --Albert Einstein
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