I would appreciate any help any informed scrapper can give me with my situation.

This is literally my first week scrapping and I just made my first free craigslist pickup. It was for a free dishwasher only 8 minutes away from where I work. I went to pick it up and as I was in the process of taking it, I became aware that it seems to be primarily plastic. (It was pretty light being carried out by the owner and me.)

I had thought it would be mostly metal, somewhat heavy, and possibly with a motor. At this point I don't know what my best option is.

1) My town has a once a year free metal pickup scheduled by appointment through the city. I can call them and have them pick it up and be done with it. (A maximum of 5 items free per year) I would hold off until I accumulated 5 items to maximize this service. (I can store it in my warehouse until then.)

2) There are 2 scrapyards that are literally no more than a quarter of a mile from where I work. I can stop by and see if they would take it, even if I get no money. ( iaven't contacted either scrapyard for prices or policies yet.
3) I can try and do what I was originally going to try and do, namely, process it for scrap and cash it in.

My question is: “What would you do if you found yourself in my position?” Are there any parts worthwhile to get at, or should I view this as a learning experience, cut my losses and move on?



Also, are most dishwashers more “non”metal than metal? And do you guys pass them up if you have the choice?

Any and all help you can give is greatly appreciated.

I will try and post pics soon.

Thanks

I will try and post pics soon.