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  1. 01-07-2012, 11:27 AM #1
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    Elgin Recycling

    Heres what I can make out of the "reciept" that I get from Elgin Recycling.

    Steel $0.08/lb
    Aluminum Cans $0.50/lb
    Aluminum Scrap $0.25/lb
    Mixed Wire/Christmas Lights $0.08/lb

    In total, I got $108 for what I brought in. The manager wasn't in today, and that pissed me off because I knew I was going to get screwed. Mixed wire goes for like $0.12 or more!

    I also attached a pic of the "reciept" they give me. Nothing is labeled. Just "guess"
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  4. 01-07-2012, 11:28 AM #2
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    How do I upload pics? This forum is a little different from lawnsite.

  5. 01-07-2012, 11:34 AM #3
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  6. 01-07-2012, 11:48 AM #4
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    those tite a$$es are using a cheap cash register receipt, wow talk about tightwads.

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    mixed wire and x-mas lights have a different price, but it sounds like you need to find another yard anyway...unless the owner helps you sort.
  10. 01-07-2012, 03:10 PM #7
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    Just two months ago I got 100 pounds of Christmas lights. I spent the time to cut each and every light off the strans. Then I took the barrel in and got $1 a pound for my ins wire. It doesn't take long either.
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    I did some recently also. Found that one strand can just be unraveled cause it goes a few feet then switches to another one that can be unraveled a few feet, etc. I don't get anywhere near a dollar.
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