What did you scrap?

[MaxGravy]

7,270# OCC (baled) 85/GT

$275.53

What does OCC stand for?

OCC (Ohno Continuous Cast) is the name given to the casting process developed to help defeat annealing issues and virtually eliminate all grain boundaries in copper or silver with a unique patented process.

[hobo finds]

Containers, commonly referred to in the industry as OCC, consists of used boxes, containers or other packaging made from unbleached, un-waxed paper with a ruffled, or corrugated, inner liner. These corrugated materials, also called containerboard, are used for things like pizza or shipping boxes.

[hobo finds]

Lots of info here for every type of scrap, metal, paper, glass plastic and more.

https://www.isrispecs.org/

[Dr. Cadmium]

What does OCC stand for?

Old Corrugated Cardboard

hobofinds is correct, it's a commonly traded scrap paper item.

[Dr. Cadmium]

40# brass 2.00
15# THHN 2.20
16# clean ACR 1.45

total: $136.20

[Dr. Cadmium]

280# light iron 165/GT
6# #1 steel 205/GT
10# mixed Al 0.45
2# extruded Al 0.62
71# irony Al 0.15
3# #2 copper 2.70
8# mixed wire 0.90
30# electric motor 0.25
114# sealed unit 0.18
127# batteries 0.16

Total: $99.94 rounded up to $100

[Dr. Cadmium]

This was the biggest load of stainless that I've ever had:

850# S/S 0.38
22# Al rims 0.75
7# brass 2.00
35# batteries 0.17

Total: $359.45

[cwgii]

Plastic, 77 pounds , at .30.

Hard to understand with the accent, but I think the price on cans and plastic was going to increase this week.
Of course. My luck.

[Recyclersteve]

This was the biggest load of stainless that I've ever had:

850# S/S 0.38
22# Al rims 0.75
7# brass 2.00
35# batteries 0.17

Total: $359.45

Any idea as to what type of item(s) yielded that much stainless?

[Dr. Cadmium]

Any idea as to what type of item(s) yielded that much stainless?

It was a tear-down of a commerical kitchen: counters, sinks, and cabinets.

[TXSTARFIRE]

Couldnt you sell that stuff for more than scrap, or is it not worth the effort?

[Dr. Cadmium]

Couldnt you sell that stuff for more than scrap, or is it not worth the effort?

It's a shame , but these were custom-sized pieces. Most restaurant equipment is a hard sell right now, but these would have been especially difficult and they also took up a lot of space.

[Dr. Cadmium]

70# mixed wire 0.70
32# Cat 5 1.10

Total: $84.20

[Dr. Cadmium]

720# light iron 160/GT
77# #1 steel 205/GT
3# dirty S/S 0.18
3# mixed Al 0.45
12# extruded Al 0.62
27# irony Al 0.15
1# #2 copper 2.70
5# brass 2.00
1# romex 1.70
13# mixed wire 1.05


Total: $100.11 rounded down to $100.10

[Lemon Thrower]

(posted for humor. Please don't try this at home)

[Dr. Cadmium]

560# light iron 165/GT
11# unprepared steel 180/GT
5# #1 steel 210/GT
78# S/S 0.37
36# mixed Al 0.45
5# extruded Al 0.62
177# Al rims 0.70
92# irony Al 0.15
25# #2 copper 2.95
54# brass 2.00
33# romex 1.70
22# mixed wire 1.00
29# electric motor 0.25
70# sealed unit 0.19
87# batteries 0.16

Total: $524.43 rounded up to $524.45

[hobo finds]

39 lbs. Alum can @ $.60 lb.
35 lbs #1 plastic beverage @ $.15

[thecrazyone]

Best way to scrap a wine fridge? Taken apart or in 1 piece?

[hobo finds]

I used to break everything down, now mot so much. I would fill it full of small shred items and scrap as is, cut the cord of course.

[cwgii]

Best way to scrap a wine fridge? Taken apart or in 1 piece?

I still take apart. Of course on this it could be just a thermodynamic,,,cooler, and not a compressor. Driven, fridge.

[cwgii]

12u pounds of cans at .65

They now run a Saturday special, .72

For over 100 pounds.

[cwgii]

101 pounds of cans on sat. , .72,,,,,but he had no money and was closing up as I pulled in. Gave me an iou.
Yesterday before my accident,turned in a whopping 28 pounds in 5 garbage cans. At ,65 as he was making up for being closed last Fri.

[Dr. Cadmium]

140# light iron 165/GT
5# #1 steel 210/GT
52# mixed Al 0.45
5# extruded Al 0.62
122# Al rims 0.70
77# irony Al 0.15
2# brass 2.00
6# mixed wire 1.05
157# batteries 0.16

Total: $169.65 rounded up to $170.00

[Dr. Cadmium]

880# light iron 175/GT
12# #1 steel 220/GT
8# dirty S/S 0.18
21# mixed Al 0.45
10# extruded Al 0.62
81# irony Al 0.15
2# #2 copper 2.90
2# brass 2.00
2# romex 1.70
5# mixed wire 1.00
19# electric motor 0.25
67# sealed unit 0.19
71# batteries 0.16

Total: $152.92 rounded up to $153.00

[hobo finds]

380 lb. Shert iron in a fridge. $.06 lb