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I have a place by me has started buying paper, prices are about .01 a pound for it depending on type of paper. It's not worth saving yet, due to low prices. I saved all our paper from household use for the month of Jan to see how much we have.

Newspaper 16 lbs
Paperboard 12 lbs
Office paper 4 lbs
Cardboard 5 lbs
TTL lbs 37

So looks like 444 lbs for the year would be average. At .01 only $4.44 but at .05 it would be $22.20

Always cool to keep an eye on new markets. Places near me buy that stuff at similar prices. And at the same prices, it s not worth messing around with... YET.

As prices go up on materials I see paper, plastic and glass gaining value in the future. Glass is heavy and common which would yield the most profit- but its also completely useless, I think new glass is cheaper than recycling old glass.

Finally, maybe a paper market is emerging. I have always recycled my paper, cardboard...but with no pay and I have to take it to the drop off. This past weekend while dropping off a load of paper products a couple rolled up and unloaded three lead acid batteries....in the back of my truck they went and $26.80 in my pocket...134 lbs @ .20 lb

Finally got paid for recycling paper.

I wish something like that would open near me. The amount of paper that I could have recycled would add up (I work as a tech on copying/printing equipment). By far, most of it ends up in the landfill.

Last I heard cardboard was bringing around $135.00 a ton around here. (Omaha area)

.065 i would be soooooooooo happy. my lady works at a florist. this week they will have 1,000# of cardboard. but at tucsons value of .0125 , nope.

That would be quick cash up here.

I just remembered that old Steve Martin joke about cardboard "I bought cardboard when it was 2 cents a ton,and its up to 3 cents now! And I bought 3 tons of it so........,well you figure the math. And I made a special deal so that I only have to store half of it in my garage."

silversaddle1 wrote:That would be quick cash up here.

12.50 to load a full pick up load, no thanks.

I work at a restaurant and recycle all of our cardboard,tin,and alum.cans. Cardboard here 'east texas' is paying .02 lb. Was .03 but hey its free and the money i get from it all goes to buy silver. I have 3 1/2 rolls of dimes from last years efforts.

what is TTL?

LT in this context I would think TTL is "total."

Right now I compost my cardboard and other paper.

adagirl wrote:Right now I compost my cardboard and other paper.

Composting is cool! Here is a link to 163 things you can compost... http://www.plantea.com/compost-materials.htm

hobo finds wrote:

adagirl wrote:Right now I compost my cardboard and other paper.

Composting is cool! Here is a link to 163 things you can compost... http://www.plantea.com/compost-materials.htm

Yep composting is cool. I have a "heavy duty" shredder so I shred pizza boxes and other cardboard and paper. Then I compost all that would waste around trees, flowers, shrubs, etc. It really has done wonders for the flowerbed. Should paper pay better one day I will drop it off...until then I compost away.

adagirl wrote:

hobo finds wrote:

adagirl wrote:Right now I compost my cardboard and other paper.

Composting is cool! Here is a link to 163 things you can compost... http://www.plantea.com/compost-materials.htm

Yep composting is cool. I have a "heavy duty" shredder so I shred pizza boxes and other cardboard and paper. Then I compost all that would waste around trees, flowers, shrubs, etc. It really has done wonders for the flowerbed. Should paper pay better one day I will drop it off...until then I compost away.

I hope to start raising worms using shredded paper products.

INTRINSICK: know anywhere in East TX to pick up some used steel Tee-posts for pasture fencing?

Sorry tex,i would love ta help ya but i hav no idea about that.

did tons of google searches no paper recycling that would pay you only free drop off. Local trash place has recycling bins they pick up. Oh well maybe one day.

henrysmedford wrote:I just remembered that old Steve Martin joke about cardboard "I bought cardboard when it was 2 cents a ton,and its up to 3 cents now! And I bought 3 tons of it so........,well you figure the math. And I made a special deal so that I only have to store half of it in my garage."

You just have to "Sort more!"

leave it to HCBTT to show off his hoard

I recycle to save on my trash bill, 2-3 trips a month to local bins for recycling probably cost me $4-$5 in gas, but any extra trash for the month I give to other family members. Saves me about $50 a month, that beats any .01/lbs. paper recycling. lol

Tribal Warrior wrote:I recycle to save on my trash bill, 2-3 trips a month to local bins for recycling probably cost me $4-$5 in gas, but any extra trash for the month I give to other family members. Saves me about $50 a month, that beats any .01/lbs. paper recycling. lol

can you explain how you save money - i live in the city and we pay for the garbage man whether or not we need it. do you take your trash to the dump a la carte? do they charge by weight or volume?

My garbage man charges by the can. I take plastic, cardboard, newspaper, and magazines to the recycling center across the river every 6-8 weeks. I burn paper trash. Most food scrap gets tossed in the woods. That typically leaves very little for the garbage man. Less than $10 a month.

natsb88 wrote:My garbage man charges by the can. I take plastic, cardboard, newspaper, and magazines to the recycling center across the river every 6-8 weeks. I burn paper trash. Most food scrap gets tossed in the woods. That typically leaves very little for the garbage man. Less than $10 a month.

That is awesome, I am glad to see others that compost even if you just "toss" the food scraps into the woods.

Garbage charges are $17.12 a month includes recycling pick up and a twice a year bulky item and brush pick up.