What did you scrap?

[Dr. Cadmium]

200 lbs light iron 100/GT
32 lbs #1 steel 200/GT
15 lbs irony aluminum 0.10/lb
24 lbs aluminum 0.35
2 lbs extruded Al 0.41
11 lbs electric motor 0.12
15 lbs batteries 0.24

$27.43 total, rounded up to $27.45

[xippi]

11/02/2018 Tin/light Iron $145.00 GT 1990 lb
AL Old Sheet $0.30 lb 37 lb
Al Cu Radiator $0.83 lb 15 lb
#2 CU Insulated 40% $0.24 lb 90 lb
#2 CU Insulated 50% $0.52 lb 46 lb
1st trip $184.35

11/02/2018 Tin/light Iron $145.00 410 lb
Al Cu Radiator $0.83 lb 13 lb
Al Cu Radiator Dirty $0.73 lb 14 lb
2nd trip $45.80

[Recyclersteve]

For those on this thread, you might want to look at my message titled "It Pays to Shop Around". (under the Scrap Metal Salvage category)

This mentions an encounter I had with a homeless person while turning in scrap that might be of interest.

[cwgii]

320 lb of ''prepared'' at 150/t

fri . 240 lb of clean sheet 80/20-- a very large floor jack

[Recyclersteve]

320 lb of ''prepared'' at 150/t

fri . 240 lb of clean sheet 80/20-- a very large floor jack

A 240# floor jack? Wow- that's massive.

[cwgii]

lol 160 was clean sheet 80 was the jac k

[Recyclersteve]

Still a pretty hefty jack.

[cwgii]

360 lbs of tin cans 120/t

[xippi]

11/09/2018
Tin/light Iron $135.00 GT 2580# $155.50
Tin/light Iron $135.00 GT 2160# $130.20
Tin/light Iron $135.00 GT 1600# $96.45
Lawyers Office
45+ filing Cabinets took 3 trips in my 9 ft x 7 ft dump body
bit over 3 regular tons 6340# total $382.15

[hobo finds]

21 lb #1 plastic $.15 lb
14 lb alum cans $.65 lb

As I walk back from pay window a guy says excuse me sir but this bag of cans has alot of dirt and its not fair and they could get fired for taking them. I tell him they are not mine I mark my bags and show him the mark. He said ok I believe you. I hate going to the scrap yard on Saturdays! Lol

[hobo finds]

240 lb sheet iron $.06 lb.

[xippi]

11/19/2018 Tin/light Iron $135.00 1300# $78.35

[cwgii]

140 lb if an older copy machine 165/t

[hobo finds]

200 lb prepared steel $.0825 lb

[xippi]

Tin/light Iron $135.00 G/T 0.0602 Per LB 280#
AL Old Sheet $.0.26 lb 29 lb
Al Cu Radiator $0.78 lb 29 lb
AL FE High Grade $0.15 lb 48 lb patio chairs -i didn't take the thin fabric off "sorry there getting picky"
Yellow Brass $1.41 lb 17 lb
#2 Copper $1.98 lb 33 lb
#2 CU Insulated <39 % $0.25 lb 22 lb Computer wire/ribbon and some xmas light w/ bulbs. ends on all
#2 CU Insulated 40-49%$0.26 lb 11 lb Power/extension cord most dbl insulated
S/S 304 Prepared $0.19 lb 4 lb
Batteries Pb $0.17 lb 17 lb some small, odd size. hoping the price goes up, not down a penny, have a few hundred LBS

Total $156.16

wanted to clean up a bit before the snow falls

[Dr. Cadmium]

An odd lot this week:

12 lbs tungsten carbide $6.25/lb
1 lb titanium golf club heads 0.60
131 lbs mixed wire 0.45
4 lbs AWG 4+ 1.65
35 lbs THHN 1.35
40 lbs light iron $100/GT
6 lbs #1 steel 200/GT
16 lbs compressor 0.10
21 lbs old sheet Al 0.35
5 lbs irony Al 0.10
5 lbs clean ACR 0.85
4 lbs electric motor 0.13
14 lbs batteries 0.26
2 lbs #2 copper 1.90

[cwgii]

260 lb of chairs, file cabinet, 55 gal barrel 155/ t

[hobo finds]

80 lb sheet iron patio chairs $.055 lb

[xippi]

12/11/2018
Tin/light Iron $130.00 780# down $5 0.058 lb cents now mixed white goods
Al Old Sheet $0.28 lb 6 lb
#2 CU Insulated 50% $0.53 lb 2 lb
total $47.55

[Dr. Cadmium]

100 lbs light iron 100/GT
25 lbs #1 steel 200/GT
68 lbs irony Al 0.10
14 lbs mixed Al 0.35
29 lbs extruded Al 0.41
3 lbs #1 copper 2.10
6 lbs #2 copper 11.40
1 lb #2 wire 1.05
4 lbs brass 1.35
14 lbs electric motor 0.13
43 lbs batteries 0.25

[hobo finds]

120 lb clean sheet iron $155 net ton

[xippi]

Tin/light Iron $125.00 1380# creeping down another 5 bucks
Al Old Sheet $0.28 lb 27 b
Al Cu Radiator $0.78 lb 54 lb
Yellow Brass $1.41 lb 3 lb
#2 Copper $2.05 lb 5 lb
#2 CU Insulated 40% $0.25 lb 42 lb
total $144.35

[Dr. Cadmium]

240 lbs light iron 95/GT
50 lbs #1 steel 200/GT
8 lbs irony Al 0.10
25 lbs mixed Al 0.35
2 lbs extruded Al 0.41
18 lbs #2 copper 1.90
2 lbs brass 1.35
54 lbs batteries 0.24
1 lb stainless 0.26
1 lb dirty stainless 0.11

[cwgii]

120 lb of a locker at 155/t

[AdamsSamoa]

Moved to PA a few months ago and 1st time to a yard here.

60 lbs of AL cans $25.80

I think it was .44 a lb

1 more share of Alcoa