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glass 488 lbs
cardboard 68

66 pounds of Al cans.....

88 lbs cardboard
800 of glass

328 lbs. of al. cans .... my garage is thankful for freeing up much needed space.

2013 totals to date:

7,506 lbs. Unclean Sheet
7,460 lbs. Unprepared #2
3,580 lbs. Clean Sheet Iron
33 lbs. Compressors
110 lbs. Electric Motors
4 lbs. Unclean Brass
2 lbs. Brass
48 lbs. Lead
33 lbs. Unclean Aluminum
52 lbs. Aluminum Cans
70 lbs. Aluminum
30 lbs. Aluminum-Copper
36 lbs. Insulated Copper
12 lbs. Copper

3,590 pounds of shredable scrap metal
$287.20

44 lbs. of aluminum cans

2 aluminum rims 43lbs @ .60

Today in So. AZ
30 lbs. Alum Cans @ .80 lb
8 lbs #1 plastic btl @ .30 lb
4 lbs #2 plastic milk gal @ .08 lb
56 lbs glass btl / jars @ .04 lb
6 lbs #2 plastic color @ .02 lb

$29.08 total

I figure the plastic and glass covers the gas to get to the yard and back! LOL

Hi Hobo Finds can you tell me if the prices you are getting on non-metal items like glass and plastic are real market prices or if there is a subsidy in Arizona to encourage recycling? I'm trying to figure out why there are no buyers for those commodities in my area.

No subsity. The city takes all these items in the Recyling Bin that they charge you $16.50 a month for! These people buy it! I think that we are just close enough to Cali to make it worth it for them to do. They are paying .80 for alum cans. Another place pays .40 fpr #1 plastic and .85 - .90 for cans. I have not gone there yet! I thought in the begining that they were maybe doing some kind of deposit scam but we now have about 4 yards buying plastic and one glass. Other items are circut boards, cardboard and office paper. I still need to turn in those items!

Looks like there is money to be made if you have enoough. Industry pricing here... http://www.plasticsnews.com/resin/recyc ... t-pricing#

I have not been able to find anyone here willing to pay for glass or plastic.

I haven't looked real hard, but no one around me buys glass or plastic in small quantities either.

messymessy wrote:I haven't looked real hard, but no one around me buys glass or plastic in small quantities either.

certain regions pay for plastic and glass and others don't. the best I can do here is donate my plastic and glass to a recycling center run by the State.

turned in 2300 pounds of scrap metal at 8 1/2 cents a pound
wait till i post tomorrow as ive got 300-400 pounds of #1
250 #2
600 or so pounds of copper aluminum radiators
electric motors,brass, and aluminum raditors
cha ching

135 lbs al cans==125$
112 of #1 plastic
200 glass

haha, one buyer dropped his prices, while the main place I go raised hers.

cwgii wrote:135 lbs al cans==125$
112 of #1 plastic
200 glass

haha, one buyer dropped his prices, while the main place I go raised hers.

I just saw that! She is up to .90 for cans.

And 2 other places now list .95 a pound! Getting close to 3 cents a can!

#1 copper 231 pounds at $2.95= 681.45
#2 copper 119 pounds at $2.80= $333.20
copper/alum raditors 446 ppounds at $1.55= $691.30
alum raditors 51 pounds at $.57 a pound = $29.07
electric motors 350 pounds at $.32 a pound = $112.00
appliance compressors 757 pounds at $.22 = $166.54
Grand total= $2022.12 (had some small things i didnt feel like listing)
carry on

smackvay wrote:#1 copper 231 pounds at $2.95= 681.45
#2 copper 119 pounds at $2.80= $333.20
copper/alum raditors 446 ppounds at $1.55= $691.30
alum raditors 51 pounds at $.57 a pound = $29.07
electric motors 350 pounds at $.32 a pound = $112.00
appliance compressors 757 pounds at $.22 = $166.54
Grand total= $2022.12 (had some small things i didnt feel like listing)
carry on

Nice!
Go Mountaineers

That is some good prices! And some good weight!

cwgii

Is she now buying cardboard? A friend of mine was there and a guy had a large load of cardboard, he told him he has a deal with her to get paid for it...

hobo finds wrote:cwgii

Is she now buying cardboard? A friend of mine was there and a guy had a large load of cardboard, he told him he has a deal with her to get paid for it...

dhmmm, might have been me that was dropping off cb, as I had someone ask me, about it. I do not know if she is buying from the general public or not. there is a furniture store that she allows them a place to get rid of it. I do not think she pays them.
yes I am getting paid, but then, I have several 'deals' with her. like she will take the occasional pallet I find.
part of the deal with the cb is that, I was taking it to sa on miracle mile. but I would have to stockpile at home for 2 weeks to make up a 700 lb load. each day I would turn in glass, I would have to move my cb around in the truck. finally her son just said...enough foolishness, we will pay you.

I am also about the only one that can bring in broken glass. she got f### over too many times by folks putting in oddball glass. or not having it all brown, green , clear etc. it sure makes for a better load though. ie, turned in 1600+ lbs of glass the other day, and still had room for plastic on top.

two trips yesterday,

at 9.00am glass 540 lbs, cardboard 380 lbs

445 pm. 280 glass, 46 of cb.

Just made my second trip ever to the recycler:

99lbs tin @ .03 = 2.97
50lbs prepared steel @ .06 = 3.00
16lbs brass @ 1.8 = 28.8
5lbs copper @ 2.6 = 13
1lb high rec gold @ 4 = 4
3lbs mid rec boards @ 1 = 3
3lbs al cans @ .55 = 1.65
other misc cords, breakage, aluminum, etc.

Total = $73.66