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School dumpsters

Postby hirbonzig » Sun May 29, 2011 4:43 pm

It's that time of year to hit up those school dumpsters. At the end of the school year schools toss out lots of good metal. I found a few old steel chairs so far-what can you find?
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Re: School dumpsters

Postby daviscfad » Sun May 29, 2011 7:49 pm

I work maintenance so i keep alot of metal that's thrown out

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Re: School dumpsters

Postby Dr. Cadmium » Sun May 29, 2011 8:17 pm

Apartments around colleges and universities are the best - at the end of the semester you can score:

-furniture
-current textbooks
-office supplies
-electronics - laptops, computers, stereos, TVs
-metal
-and much more

The public elementary/middle/high school systems in many parts of the country are hard up for funds right now. Don't expect them to throw out as much stuff as they used to.
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Re: School dumpsters

Postby Lemon Thrower » Sun May 29, 2011 8:24 pm

textbooks or library books are great. I get old law books and list them on amazon. they might sell for a quarter of the current edition, and may take a long time or never sell, but the prices are high to begin with.
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Re: School dumpsters

Postby theirrationalist » Mon May 30, 2011 12:16 pm

Dr. Cadmium wrote:Apartments around colleges and universities are the best - at the end of the semester you can score:

-furniture
-current textbooks
-office supplies
-electronics - laptops, computers, stereos, TVs
-metal
-and much more

The public elementary/middle/high school systems in many parts of the country are hard up for funds right now. Don't expect them to throw out as much stuff as they used to.


I drop containers off at all of the schools near my shop for the summer (all the ones I can, that is). Most have recycling initiatives.
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Re: School dumpsters

Postby hirbonzig » Fri Jun 03, 2011 9:23 pm

Found a large Alum. frame(for a chalkboard?) and an old window AC unit at a middle school dumpster today.
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