Greetings from Richmond, VA

**BillT** · 08-03-2012, 02:02 PM

Howdy y'all -

The welcome message said I should intro myself, so here I am doing just that.

I own and operate a professional junk removal business in Richmond, VA and we get a fair amount of scrap metal (appliances, lawnmowers, steel shelving, patio furniture, BBQ grills, file cabinets, and on and on). I'm mostly looking for ways to more efficiently process and handle the metal we get and to maximize its value. I'm also researching possible ways to recycle mattresses, sofas and pianos. In fact, the way I found this forum was that I was Googling info on piano recycling. It seems like a huge shame to just dump a piano in the landfill, when so much time, effort and resources went into building it. But they are a real bear to disassemble, and what you're left with isn't worth a huge amount of money, so I'm trying to figure out some kind of alternative to just dumping them.

I'm also interested in what kind of pricing everyone is getting for various metals.

Looking forward to getting involved the discussion.

Thanks,

- Bill T.

**Filthy** · 08-03-2012, 02:04 PM

Welcome, thanks for the introduction. my father was born and raised in Chester, VA. he used to talk about doing scrap metal drives with his local boy scout troop back then. I have not visited Richmond in a long time, but i love it down there.

Happy Scrappin

**happyscraper** · 08-03-2012, 08:53 PM

Welcome to the forum. There is a thread or two on pianos, not wort it to me too much trash to get rid of.

**BillT** · 08-06-2012, 03:49 PM

Originally Posted by Filthy

Welcome, thanks for the introduction. my father was born and raised in Chester, VA. he used to talk about doing scrap metal drives with his local boy scout troop back then. I have not visited Richmond in a long time, but i love it down there.

Happy Scrappin

Thanks - where are you in Northern NJ? That's where I'm originally from (although I don't like to advertise that too much around here, if ya know what I mean).