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Originally posted by Dr. Cadmium

A local town with a population under 10,000 has a metal pickup a few times a year where residents can leave out metal items and it will be picked up free of cost.

It is not widely advertised, but of course there's competition. If you don't get out there by 9AM all that's left will be light iron, sleeper sofas, a few bulky items like refrigerators and items that people put out late.

This brings me to one of my scrapping complaints: people bringing unnecessary attention to this business/hobby.

There are always several of the following left on people's front lawns:

-Grills with both tops and bottoms removed.

-Plastic drawers from refrigerators.

-Assorted glass and plastic items removed from their metal counterparts.

The problem with this is that it draws attention to both the homeowner and the town that someone else is getting there first. It's also littering and especially burdensome for the homeowner, who instead of having a convenient removal may now have to pay to dispose of the trash left behind.

It's only a matter of time before this town passes one of those ordinances making picking up anything off the curb illegal.

So do everyone a favor and just take the whole thing. 99% of homeowners will care less as long as it disappears, and the town or recycling company won't know anything was there unless it's a scheduled pickup.

This is especially true of grills. Instead of spending time taking it apart on someone else's lawn just take the whole thing.* It's faster, it draws less attention and you'll get the extra $1+ for the light iron.

*Obviously if you have a small vehicle this is not an option. But at least don't leave any trash behind or get into an argument with the one guy who does complain.

And if your city/town has one of those curbside regulations - find another source or find a loophole.

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