Results 1 to 8 of 8

Hello From Greensboro,NC

| Introduce yourself
  1. #1
    PeterBrockman started this thread.
    PeterBrockman's Avatar
    SMF Badges of Honor


    Member since
    Aug 2012
    Location
    Greensboro,NC
    Posts
    18
    Thanks
    11
    Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts

    Hello From Greensboro,NC

    I've recently started a small business taking people's junk. Like most people who do this, my plan is to go through each load for any valuables, then pull out any scrap metal, then anything re-sellable to either a second store or eBay, then Goodwill, anything else to landfill. I look forward to learning a lot here, because I know very little about the values of different metals, how to best "harvest" them, etc.



  2. #2
    SMF Badges of Honor


    Member since
    May 2012
    Location
    SC - NC State Line
    Posts
    220
    Thanks
    50
    Thanked 120 Times in 76 Posts
    Hello PeterBrockman. Welcome to SMF. If you really want to learn about this industry, then you are in the right place. Read every single thread that you can, even if it doesn't pertain to what you are looking for. Trust me, you will learn a LOT!

    Again, Welcome.

  3. The Following User Says Thank You to theelectronrecycler for This Post:


  4. #3
    happyscraper's Avatar
    SMF Badges of Honor


    Member since
    Feb 2012
    Location
    spring hill,fl
    Posts
    2,864
    Thanks
    350
    Thanked 1,371 Times in 847 Posts
    Almost everything is recycleble so what kind of things would you bring to goodwill? The only things I would bring to the landfill is wood,glass and maybe plastic

  5. The Following User Says Thank You to happyscraper for This Post:


  6. #4
    PeterBrockman started this thread.
    PeterBrockman's Avatar
    SMF Badges of Honor


    Member since
    Aug 2012
    Location
    Greensboro,NC
    Posts
    18
    Thanks
    11
    Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts
    I hadn't thought about the recycling angle. Since I'm just getting started, I'm glad I found this forum so that I can pick up on things I didn't think about before. I'm thinking that Goodwill would be were I would take clothes, toys, etc., that I couldn't sell or otherwise use.

  7. #5
    SMF Badges of Honor


    Member since
    May 2012
    Location
    SC - NC State Line
    Posts
    220
    Thanks
    50
    Thanked 120 Times in 76 Posts
    Mixed plastics and Clothing can be recycled for cash, you just have to search the forum and or google to find the buyers for them. As for Toys, depending on what you have, you can make some serious cash selling them on craigslist and or eBay. An example would be LEGOs. They are worth quite a bit, these days.


    You are from greensboro, so it might be to far for you to make the trip, but there is an electronics recycler in Salisbury NC, that will buy all of your electronics plastics from you, the last load I took them i got $0.08/lb for mixed plastics. Though I caution you to find a better buyer for your E-Waste such as circuit boards, power supplies etc... The name of this company is Powerhouse Recycling, they are located off of I-85.

    Good Luck in your new business.

  8. #6
    ilovejunk's Avatar
    SMF Badges of Honor


    Member since
    Jun 2011
    Posts
    163
    Thanks
    112
    Thanked 227 Times in 67 Posts
    welcome to the forums, and if you do alot of electronics recycling let me know i am in the siler city area and buy electronic scrap.

  9. The Following User Says Thank You to ilovejunk for This Post:


  10. #7
    PeterBrockman started this thread.
    PeterBrockman's Avatar
    SMF Badges of Honor


    Member since
    Aug 2012
    Location
    Greensboro,NC
    Posts
    18
    Thanks
    11
    Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by theelectronrecycler View Post
    Mixed plastics and Clothing can be recycled for cash, you just have to search the forum and or google to find the buyers for them. As for Toys, depending on what you have, you can make some serious cash selling them on craigslist and or eBay. An example would be LEGOs. They are worth quite a bit, these days.


    You are from greensboro, so it might be to far for you to make the trip, but there is an electronics recycler in Salisbury NC, that will buy all of your electronics plastics from you, the last load I took them i got $0.08/lb for mixed plastics. Though I caution you to find a better buyer for your E-Waste such as circuit boards, power supplies etc... The name of this company is Powerhouse Recycling, they are located off of I-85.

    Good Luck in your new business.
    Funny you should mention Salisbury. I had to go there yesterday (VA Medical appointment).

    As far as kids' toys/clothes are concerned, there is a Once Upon A Child not a mile from where I live. I've heard they don't pay much, but considering I am getting my "inventory" for free, it might be worth taking some stuff there if I need to quickly unload it.

  11. #8
    submarinepainter's Avatar
    SMF Badges of Honor



    Member since
    Sep 2011
    Location
    Maine
    Posts
    1,025
    Thanks
    1,230
    Thanked 654 Times in 316 Posts
    welcome!
    Old dogs care about you even when you make mistakes;
    God bless little children while they're still too young to hate

  12. The Following User Says Thank You to submarinepainter for This Post:




Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

 
Browse the Most Recent Threads
On SMF In THIS CATEGORY.





OR

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

The Scrap Metal Forum

    The Scrap Metal Forum is the #1 scrap metal recycling community in the world. Here we talk about the scrap metal business, making money, where we connect with other scrappers, scrap yards and more.

SMF on Facebook and Twitter

Twitter Facebook