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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Originally Posted by theelectronrecycler

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.