Selling things as Dirty

Talk to your buyer about how "clean" your aluminum needs to be. 90-95% clean is a growing trend.

you may be able to cut off the straps/webbing and use a hammer to remove steel rods. and sell the chairs with rivets and such still attached.

I have sold many aluminum storm/screen doors still screwed together with just the major stuff removed

I try not to sell too much dirty metals until the springtime.. Then whatever is left gets hauled off.

simple math will tell you if it is worth it....at .17/lb how much can you process in an hour?? For me to make say $20/hr it would have to be almost 118 POUNDS to get that extra $20. I guess if you are a huge operation moving tons of the stuff, then ok...otherwise....send it on and work on more profitable stuff. your $$$ amount per hour might be different certianly...but that is how I look at ANY try of scrapping...can I make $X/hr...if not...move on as I have X amount of time to work...because I like to live more than work.