Fiber Optic Cable

**scrapside** · 07-12-2011, 10:41 AM

Is there any recycle value to fiber optic cable? I have an opportunity to bid on quite a lot of it in about a week. Most of it is on 5 large steel reels. So, the reels may be of more interest to me than the actual cable. But, I don't want to be stuck with a bunch of cable lying all over the place.

I've been checking the web and this site trying to find answers. But, I haven't found anything yet so I thought I'd ask.

Thanks.

**Mick** · 07-12-2011, 10:54 AM

There is no metal involved, so I wouldn't think so. Except for the reels.

**parrothead** · 07-12-2011, 02:50 PM

Don't buy them unless you can sweep them and look for damage. Even then, you would need a company to sell them to.

Other than that, worthless as far as scrap goes.

**easyrecycle** · 07-12-2011, 06:51 PM

worth a good bit if the cable is good but as stated here...most times its no good.

**scrapside** · 07-13-2011, 01:48 AM

Thanks to everyone that responded. I am very interested in the steel reels the cable is on. But, that would be an awful lot of cable to be stuck with if I have no good way to dispose of it.