Cans? Really? - Page 2

Originally Posted by jghilino

the yards in kc will not let us put tin cans in shred, are you sure on your yards rules?

I use two yards, one will accept tin cans and one will not. Not sure why some will and some wont because there is more ''fluff'' left on other items that are accepted than any coating in tin cans would yield.

I've read on here before some yards don't take them because if they are not cleaned properly they draw pests, anything from flys to opossums, as far as my yard goes I can put tin cans in shred or in a car body. Aluminum cans I keep all of my personal cans, all the cans I find in cars, and any I find just crossing the parking lot and just toss them in the truck. I takem in whenever I don't have a full load of non ferrous, it always adds a few $ to the ticket

In California we pay .05 deposit for on all beverage containers under 24 ounces and .10 on all beverage containers over 24 ounces. We cant take them to stores to get the deposit back, we have to take them to a recycling center. Cans are usually about 1.85 a pound and up. I have seen them up to 2.15 a pound with a coupon. Plastic soda and water bottles pay between .90 to 1.10 a pound. I work construction and pick up the cans and bottles that are left at the site and they add up pretty quickly. Even with the large deposit people still throw them away so I dont have to try very hard to find them.

Yards here take steel food cans as well as hair spray, paint etc. I do puncture a hole in the spray cans though. Could you just smash flat your steel food cans and mix them in with the shred? I have heard that some places do not like food cans cause it attracts bugs and rodents, but if you smash them I think that it would be ok...

Originally Posted by rgd76

In California we pay .05 deposit for on all beverage containers under 24 ounces and .10 on all beverage containers over 24 ounces. We cant take them to stores to get the deposit back, we have to take them to a recycling center. Cans are usually about 1.85 a pound and up. I have seen them up to 2.15 a pound with a coupon. Plastic soda and water bottles pay between .90 to 1.10 a pound. I work construction and pick up the cans and bottles that are left at the site and they add up pretty quickly. Even with the large deposit people still throw them away so I dont have to try very hard to find them.

We were just in Calif on vacation and I was unsure on how I could have cashed in my CRV cans and bottles that I paid a deposit on when I was there. I thought I could just return them at the store when I bought more soda, beer and water. I just left them for the housekeeper at the hotel!

I guess i've been scrapping for years and never really realized it...when I was a kid my family went through alot of aluminum beer and soda cans...plus when me and my mom would walk our dog we'de take one or two shopping bags and pick up what we found...sometimes two cans, sometimes two bags worth. They would all get piled up in the garage until there was a trailer load...back in that day we had a snowmobile trailer that my dad built sides on to haul our wood and other stuff for camping. After cashing them in we'de go for a nice dinner or a day at the zoo or camping at different campgrounds...etc. To this day my parents still save their cans, and I save mine. I have a garbage can on my porch that I throw them in, when the bag gets full I stash the bags in my basement. Then when I bring in my big loads...copper, alum, brass, etc, I take them with...sure maybe it's only an extra 15 or 20, but...moneys money!

I get .64 and I buy lots from customers at .40, they kind of annoy me but they are the cornerstone of recycling....

When I was a kid glass bottles had a return deposit on them. It was a regular thing to go looking for what was thrown out in the woods or along the way to get the nickel or few pennies return deposit on them. I would still do that if i lived in a state with returns. At ten cents a can I would certainly do the same thing if i was in a deposit state. 30 cans is $3. Not being in such a state the same amount of cans is only 50 cents ( about a pound and approximate price per pound). I still save the cans. They can go along for the ride with other items and at least pay for a gallon of gas. Got this from my dad. He scrapped everything. I used to save my cans and just give to him. With four teenagers it did not take long to get a pound of cans lol. Now, it takes much longer but it is still money.

I guess im lucky here in ca. For califoria redemption value cans i get 2.16/lb. And you guys are going to hate me but, i can get .13/lbs for crts if i have 40 or more, i have to document where i get them from and it takes awhile to get paid but, its cool the crt situation here.

you live in California, midwinter you can surf in the morning and ski in the afternoon...anywhere in the state you're a day's drive from Yosemite or Big Sur...the girls are gorgeous...the sun shines most of the time...the dining options are endless...and now you tell us you get paid for CRTs

not hate...it's called "envy"

Originally Posted by mrsamsonite

I guess im lucky here in ca. For califoria redemption value cans i get 2.16/lb. And you guys are going to hate me but, i can get .13/lbs for crts if i have 40 or more, i have to document where i get them from and it takes awhile to get paid but, its cool the crt situation here.

People have to pay a fee when they purchase a crt in California! Electronic Waste Recycling (eWaste) Fee - Board of Equalization You think that anyone could turn in there old one and get some money back! Or apply it to the fee on a new purchase!

Originally Posted by hobo finds

Originally Posted by mrsamsonite

I guess im lucky here in ca. For califoria redemption value cans i get 2.16/lb. And you guys are going to hate me but, i can get .13/lbs for crts if i have 40 or more, i have to document where i get them from and it takes awhile to get paid but, its cool the crt situation here.

People have to pay a fee when they purchase a crt in California! Electronic Waste Recycling (eWaste) Fee - Board of Equalization You think that anyone could turn in there old one and get some money back! Or apply it to the fee on a new purchase!

Each address can turn in 4 without any problem. The company that the crts are shipped to will call the number left with the address listed to comfirm that the crts came from california. If you turn in more than 4 crts the company will call and also the state will call because the state thinks that 4 crts for one house hold is not normal . I have turned in 8 in one time that were in my garage over the years and the company and state called without any problems. You can pickup crts from other and turn them in if you get their address, name and number.

Originally Posted by mrsamsonite

Each address can turn in 4 without any problem. The company that the crts are shipped to will call the number left with the address listed to comfirm that the crts came from california. If you turn in more than 4 crts the company will call and also the state will call because the state thinks that 4 crts for one house hold is not normal . I have turned in 8 in one time that were in my garage over the years and the company and state called without any problems. You can pickup crts from other and turn them in if you get their address, name and number.

Yep, and I was informed by my re-cycler that the reason they want a name/address/phone # is because prior to this requirement, people from Mexico were crossing the border with car/truck loads of CRTs and making a few pesos. Everyone tries to be an entrepreneur eh? :-)

Aluminum cans was how I got my introduction into scrapping... When I was a kid, we'd walk down the side of the back roads on a Sunday and pick up all of the beer cans that people would throw out of their cars as they were partying over the weekend. One time, my brother even found a hundred dollar winning bottle cap from a contest Pepsi was hosting at the time (of course up until that point, my parents tried their darnedest to keep him from picking up bottles due to the fear they might be full of urine). Nowadays, I only see bums and the occasional elderly person picking up cans off of the side of the road. I'm guessing it's just not as profitable as it once was. I do still save my cans, though. After a period of three to four months, I usually have about 10-15 pounds worth, and I'll turn it in with the other scrap I've accumulated in that time frame.