Roadside Scrap Drop Off.

Hey everyone,

Recently, I had an idea for a way to get free scrap. I continually noticed at local dumps and landfills that scrapping and salvaging was illegal which is completely disappointing considering the amounts of metals that are thrown out. However, if you can get people to drop their scrap off before it crosses into landfill property you can keep as much as you want. To do this, I was thinking about parking a truck with a trailer on the side of the road with a scrap drop off sign on it. As people pass by they would be able to dump their metal scrap into the trailer. Has anyone ever tried to do this before? If so, what's the best way to go about this process? Thanks!

scale is the problem. need to be certified by the state around here,

Not a new idea. Seen it done a few times. Also saw one guy get shut down by his town.

Some people on my street and the deadend across from my house just bring their scrap over. Its nice to come outside and have a dryer in your driveway.

"Our house, in the middle of our street" -Madness

I would still try it, maybe don't weigh it. Heck some people could just give you the metal vs going to pay to dump it...

The idea isn't a bad one, just if your not with the trailer your prolly gonna get a trailer full of the stuff the landfill doesn't accept. You would prolly be better served to find a new construction site and speak to the contractor owner or foreman, they may let you park your trailer next to the roll off boxes for the metal to decrease their dumpster weight. Provided they don't have a box for scrap metal