Can you make good money picking up scrap on the side of the road??

So I have this idea. I simply walk along the road with a trash bag collecting scrap, like medals and such. What would I gross in a day if I did this all day?

$2.00

Seriously??? :0 only 2$..... :/

Originally Posted by AllanMiller7

So I have this idea. I simply walk along the road with a trash bag collecting scrap, like medals and such. What would I gross in a day if I did this all day?

Go give it a try. The worst that could happen is you get some fresh air and sunshine.

Yup yup. I found a 20$ bill once. Was a some. But like I read somewhere were this guy said the side of the road is a candy store cuz of all the scrap. Idk. 2$ would be like just cans and such ._.

Thanks! I read this thread called, " ditch walk-in" , I'm going to give that a try.

Approximately 34 12oz cans make a pound, 40¢ pound. Guess it depends where your at, and how far and how long you want to walk.

here cans have a 5cent deposit but if you walked the ditches all day I think maybe $20-30 the first day only though because the refresh rate would be a week maybe less or more but maybe some mufflers and odds and ends as well. realistically though walking the ditch would not be productive but I am not saying you should not do it but more for trash than money and if you adopt a highway you get your name on a shinny sign and roaming gangs of the highway homeless could in fact prove to be useful after all by helping you clean up trash for the cans so you do not have to do it yourself however they would require shelter in the drainage culverts so you must provide weather reports and flood warnings but also could sell them flood insurance and bail money insurance lol

Lol :0

In all seriousness, on some days yes. Once or twice a year the state has inmates who come along and pick up trash and bag it. I've spent a fair amount of time along the side of the interstate, and there is a surprising amount of metal, even large pieces. Around here, it takes them a few days to get the trucks to come pick up the trash bags, so I don't know of any reason why you couldn't just stop, take a quick look, then keep moving to the next one. Same thing with those Adopt A Highway programs. Just keep an eye out for colored bags...

My return on about 10 hours of walking the ditches along rural roads was $20; mostly beer cans. Saw a lot of steel scrap, but did not collect it. One man drove by, and seeing me collect cans, went home and brought me a bag of cans. Definitely think the strategy of having others collect cans for you makes the most sense.

There is no money to be made in scrap metal..of any kind.

Despite this forum, all of it's members, all the available info, or anything else you read or hear.

There is no money in this.

/cough

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Thanks for the tips; alway looking for ways to improve speed and efficiency. Hope to get my bicycle on the road with something like a basket for storage; also thinking about a the best way to crush them to minimize space.