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GA-Silver
Penny Pincher Member
USA
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 Posted - 03/07/2010 : 02:08:51
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Do any of you guys recycle plastic/paper? If so, how much are you getting a pound?
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FormerHSPrincipal
Penny Sorter Member
USA
37 Posts |
Posted - 03/07/2010 : 18:44:15
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Perhaps I am being foolish for simply throwing valuable items in the recycling bins, but when it comes to paper and plastic, I for one, do not store and sell either.
I might change my tune if I ever have access to tons of either, but for now, I recycle both weekly. |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
6807 Posts |
Posted - 03/07/2010 : 18:49:41
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I recycle plastic and paper.. but on a commercial basis. By the Ton.. of course! I usually ship out in containers weighing 23 tons each. It is generally not economical to store/sell these materials in smaller amounts.  |
If your percentages are low.. just sort more. If your percentages are high.. just sort more.
Now selling Copper pennies. 1.6x plus shipping. Limited amounts available. |
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hobo finds
Penny Hoarding Member
838 Posts |
Posted - 03/07/2010 : 19:14:57
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| How about the states that have deposit laws. I think those people would keep a stash of plastic... |
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cpthnsolo
Penny Sorter Member
50 Posts |
Posted - 03/07/2010 : 21:37:05
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Originally posted by hobo finds
How about the states that have deposit laws. I think those people would keep a stash of plastic...
I remember reading a thread here a few months ago where someone on the West coast talked about picking up plastic and then driving it across state lines for quite a bit of cash. I'm sure someone will chime in with more info... |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
6807 Posts |
Posted - 03/07/2010 : 22:30:38
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| I thought you were talking about pure scrap value. But yes, for the types of plastics that have "redemption value" you would always set them aside and cash them in. I have a "hoard" of those myself.. they are called PET (Polyehtalene terephthalate) beverage bottles. Theoretically someone could transfer containers across state lines to do that, but such an action would be illegal, and the quantities they would need to do to make it worthwhile if they chose to engage in this illegal action would be prohibitave. It is also against forum policy to encourage any illegal act. |
If your percentages are low.. just sort more. If your percentages are high.. just sort more.
Now selling Copper pennies. 1.6x plus shipping. Limited amounts available. |
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knibloe
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1066 Posts |
Posted - 03/10/2010 : 12:26:42
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Originally posted by cpthnsolo
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Originally posted by hobo finds
How about the states that have deposit laws. I think those people would keep a stash of plastic...
I remember reading a thread here a few months ago where someone on the West coast talked about picking up plastic and then driving it across state lines for quite a bit of cash. I'm sure someone will chime in with more info...
Some people got arrested for this in Michigan or Ohio a year or so ago. |
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wolvesdad
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
2164 Posts |
Posted - 03/10/2010 : 13:09:22
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Hoard, don't mislead the new people, your selling of 23 ton amounts is for the business you work for, not your own personal venture,
Am I correct? |
"May your percentages ever increase!" |
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Lemon Thrower
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1588 Posts |
Posted - 03/10/2010 : 13:55:31
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| kramer and newman tried this on Seinfeld and basically proved its impossible. |
Buying:
Peace/Morgan G+ at $15.00
copper cents at 1.3X
wheat pennies at 3X
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Lemon Thrower
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1588 Posts |
Posted - 03/10/2010 : 13:57:52
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| i can remember in the very early 80s being about 12 and getting about a buck for each grocery sack full of newspaper i turned in. not sure of the price per pound, but a sack can't weigh much more than 20lbs so maybe a nickel a pound? |
Buying:
Peace/Morgan G+ at $15.00
copper cents at 1.3X
wheat pennies at 3X
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scooter
Penny Pincher Member
240 Posts |
Posted - 03/12/2010 : 21:05:37
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| hoard cant help himself sometimes, |
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thogey
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1617 Posts |
Posted - 03/12/2010 : 21:24:15
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Originally posted by Lemon Thrower
i can remember in the very early 80s being about 12 and getting about a buck for each grocery sack full of newspaper I turned in. not sure of the price per pound, but a sack can't weigh much more than 20lbs so maybe a nickel a pound?
When I was a kid (70's), we used to have paper drives at school two or three times a year. As little kids we were even issued string.
Everyone saved newspaper then. We went door to door with a wagon and people would give us thier newspaper hoards.
My first job was to show up at the grocery store at 3 am. I would pick up the boxes after the clerks stocked the shelves(and labeled each and every item with a price tag). I put them in a crusher and baled them and stacked them behind the store. The buyer picked them up regularly.
Because if they were left outside they were routinely stolen!
Big heavy bales. You lifted them with a forklift. They must have had a lot more value than paper does today. Maybe HoardCopperByTheTon can enlighten us on how this market evolved. Since it is his business.
It was a competetion. The classes who brought the most won. The piles of newspaper were enormous. |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
6807 Posts |
Posted - 03/13/2010 : 00:04:47
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Just so I don't mislead any new folks.. this is not my hoard.. just work.
We move quite a bit of newspaper and cardboard. Sold another 115 tons of cardboard today.. and prices were up again! The bales are quite heavy.. and you do need a forklift to move them. Forklifts equipped with special bale clamps rather than the traditional forks work best. And as the price of cardboard goes up, theft becomes more of a problem. The "cardboard cowboys".. those guys with pickup trucks piled high.. try to run just ahead of our route trucks and take all the carboard before our trucks get there. |
If your percentages are low.. just sort more. If your percentages are high.. just sort more.
Now selling Copper pennies. 1.6x plus shipping. Limited amounts available. |
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Robarons
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
522 Posts |
Posted - 03/13/2010 : 00:16:51
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Do these cardboard cowboys have an outlet to sell such amounts? Is it possible for small time folks to gather cadrboard and sell it scrap yard style?
And if possbile could you quote the going rate for cardboard per pound/ton/etc.? Thanks |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
6807 Posts |
Posted - 03/13/2010 : 01:03:43
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| Yes, there are some places that will buy from them. We don't because we do not want to encourage them to steal our cardboard and sell it to us. The going rate varies widely.. even more than other scrap, so you just need to call around. There is usually a minimum, like a ton. |
If your percentages are low.. just sort more. If your percentages are high.. just sort more.
Now selling Copper pennies. 1.6x plus shipping. Limited amounts available. |
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