Colleges!

I've always thought this would be lucrative scrapping opportunity. I've got two smaller colleges near me, I'll see if I can do this. One mans trash is another mans treasure!

Ive done several college "Move out" days They are a Scrapper's dream. The stuff they throw out is ridiculous! They just don't feel like moving it. From decent furniture to working electronic appliances of all shapes and sizes. Any trash night in a college town will yield you a decent score but move out days are king! Make friends with the Security guards... buy them coffee...let them see your face. Maybe get ahead of the others.

My son just finished his first year at GVSU. I went and helped him move out of the dorms, bringing my big enclosed trailer, fully expecting to load up on the furniture, fridges, etc. that I saw last time. There was a lot of it. they had signs everywhere saying it was illegal to take any of the stuff the kids toss out. no dumpster diving, etc. said we would be prosecuted...I was totally bummed...

when I was in college, I used to take stuff all the time. I would even pull textbooks out of the trash kids would toss because it was too much work to stand in line for the buyback...times have sure changed.

At a collage near me, there is a program on campus where a school organization collects all the old stuff at the end of the year and does a yard sale type at the beginning of the next year. Good, these thing are being reused and not just trashed. Bad, it doesn't involve me.

Also elementary schools. All the chairs I ever sat on and tables are normally a steel pipe construction with a wooden plate on it, and they get thrown out eventually.

have always lived near colleges and the old days are fading fast. the colleges themselves are all starting to jump on the band wagon now. but they can only control the on campus housing. start advertising on campus and CL about a month before school lets out you can score big from just off campus housing. Also get with some of the owners of off campus housing and they will let you clean out the houses some might even give you a few $$ to do it. if they remove fridges and if kids leave lots of heavy stuff behind. have cleaned out off campus housing where they left everything took only personal belongings. you can get some cool and some weird stuff. you also get to learn about the college life kids lead.

Hopefully when I finally get my first vehicle, it'll have enough room for this. Michigan State University is a half hour from me and they ALWAYS get rid of their beds and stuff there. Scrappers are always seen there.

those wee scrap drop off bins that are all over Europe inside the buildings would be a sweet gig. weekly routes empty the lock boxes....money in the bank

Originally Posted by gungatim

My son just finished his first year at GVSU. I went and helped him move out of the dorms, bringing my big enclosed trailer, fully expecting to load up on the furniture, fridges, etc. that I saw last time. There was a lot of it. they had signs everywhere saying it was illegal to take any of the stuff the kids toss out. no dumpster diving, etc. said we would be prosecuted...I was totally bummed...

when I was in college, I used to take stuff all the time. I would even pull textbooks out of the trash kids would toss because it was too much work to stand in line for the buyback...times have sure changed.

replying to myself, ha ha...can't believe it's been that long.

son is a Junior now, and lives in off-campus apartments. Off campus they DO allow you to take stuff from the trash. so campus is off-limits but all the Apartments up and down the area are up for grabs. When moving him in I saw so much stuff I was drooling. coupla laptops, stereo, speakers, lots of furniture, and a couple small fridges. I grabbed what I could but in the Spring I'll be back with my trailer!