i reuse them, hubba hubba
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i reuse them, hubba hubba
collecting san joses scrap
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Is that a bid, Dave?Originally Posted by scrappy888
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I used to strip em with a knife...Then I started using te angle grinder....now I just burn em.. They are exciting the first couple times to tear apart, but after that it becomes dull and boring. Fire makes the difference.
Same with recliners, box springs, some chairs, sleeper sofas, etc.
Round here we can burn our trash anyhow.
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Experienced Scrapper
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For me, there are too many cons for to justify scrapping them. Bodily fluids, bed bugs, fleas, other nasty stuff. I wouldn't want to put myself in risk over a few pennies.
New Guy
I give my unused mattresses away but in your case, getting mattresses can be difficult at time but just make sure that they won't be using the mattresses that they are throwing out...
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RCA stripped one on video. but only because he pulled it from an apt complex and was able to put the fluff back into the dumpster.
i imagine if there was a place to dump the fluff, i would strip a mattress too.
We're the renegades of Junk!
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On this note, I will just keep going past all those old mattresses I see all day, everyday.
Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
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I've burned a few mattresses that were either mine or they were from a family member but as others on here, I am very cautious about the bio-hazards. Now that I am thinking about it, I wonder if soaking the mattress with a 25% salt/water solution would kill off any bacteria or pathogens.
Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
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I wonder how bad it is to inhale all this stuff in the smoke when these guys burn them. It doesn't take much, when I was in Korea there was always a big problem with getting sick from inhaling dust that was contaminated with rat droppings (all the gravel roads).
Hantavirus
Hantavirus in infection occurs when you breathe in virus-containing particles from rodent urine, droppings, or saliva that are stirred into the air. It is important to insure good ventilation and to avoid actions that raise dust when working in areas where rodents have been; activities to be avoided include sweeping or vacuuming.
Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus (LCMV)
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis is a viral infection that can be found in wild rodents, primarily the common house mouse (Mus musculus). People can become infected after exposure to urine, droppings, saliva, or bedding of infected rodents. Infection is also possible if these materials are inhaled (aerosol transmission).
Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
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i was wondering if you strip them on site of the material and if not onsite somewhere outside (cant burn) and just bring the springs to your storage area, is there still gonna be as much a risk of bed bugs? I was watching somebody scrap a mattress on youtube. one video a guy said he did a twin mattress and it was about 22 pounds of steel. it might be a nice specialty if less in my area are trying to do it.
Keeper of the Cooler!
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I've only done a couple, an those one was ours when we changed out beds, an the other couple from friends, who had dropped them off. I stripped them out in the yard, with gloves, an tossed the fluff in my can. I don't do ones on the side of the road, due to me being in a tourist area an you never know what someone brings from their home.
I would never bring a mattress in my house. My wife would kill me. LOL. You have to know what your looking for in regards to bedbugs which to me next to the bodily fluids is the worst part. You can get around the fluids with gloves, etc in my opinion, but not the bed bugs. I believe you must use heat to get rid of them. Check the net on the proper way to do it, you don't want to go setting your yard/shop/neighborhood on fire. An yes..folks have done just that.
In my post you quoted, around here they mark contaminated mattresses with a x cut into it. On your own with fluids, but I would imagine that a glance over for stains and/or a black light will let you know all you need to. If your gonna do it..invest in a way to deal with the bedbugs, an disposable gloves, etc. If you do all that then you could be the mattress king..haha. I'd rather not waste my time with it but for some it seems to be profitable.
Good luck an remember, bedbugs can be a pain to rid your house of, so use extreme caution or learn how to treat the bedding properly before you handle it to much.
Edit : If you strip them onsite, be courteous an bring some trash bags for the fluff. You probably don't want to put the stuff in your vehicle, but at lest bagged up you've eliminated that threat.
Sirscrapalot - Bedbugs..mother nature's way getting back.
Last edited by Sirscrapalot; 07-21-2013 at 07:59 PM.
Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
Around here people must think so because I see people with trucks full of them. But they are big, take up space, don't weigh barely anything, and get tangled up in everything. Although if I was in desperate need of $ or buisness slow I probably would.
LowLife
Ive seen CL posts in the Wanted section saying they dispose of them for $10 a piece...doesnt seem like enough for the hassle..
Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
I absolutely positively hate anything with springs. I find them in the woods all the time. no fluff or cover just springs. and everyone of them gets caught on everything in the bed of the truck. but no I would never pick up a random persons bed on the side of the road. maybe someone bought an abandoned house and that bed got taken out and dumped. but before that a prostitute used it as her office.
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