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Treasurekidd
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 Posted - 02/02/2009 : 18:41:43
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I've been saving aluminum cans, and have several yard bags full of them in my garage, waiting for prices to go up a bit. Does anyone else also save steel food cans? I have a few bags of those as well and was interested in wether the scrap yards will pay for those. They are all rinsed, labels removed, and crushed flat. I know they won't bring much, but I have plenty of room to store them, and since I have to go to the scrap yard anyway, it's better then just giving them to the city, right? Does anyone else save steel food cans? Thanks for the info!
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Edited by - Treasurekidd on 02/02/2009 18:47:33 |
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simplicitycounts
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
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Posted - 02/03/2009 : 01:15:38
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| My yard was paying 2-4 cents per pound of steel food cans. I have a bunch of rubber maids piled up and I wait until I have enough to make a load. I love to yard sale, and there are often pieces of steel or steel items for free so I just pick them up and keep hoarding until I get a full pickup load. Doesn't add up in value as quickly as aluminum cans, but if you're going to the scrap yard anyways might as well get paid for garbage. I also sometimes part out computer towers, they are a quick way to get a load of free steel. |
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hobo finds
Penny Hoarding Member
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Posted - 02/03/2009 : 21:08:08
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| if you have the space crushed steel cans pay more per pound than appliances (white goods) and are easier to store and crush! You must be logged in to see this link. |
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WheatieFan
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USA
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Posted - 02/04/2009 : 17:01:42
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Where I go, to sell steel of any kind you have to drive over the truck scales and into the main junkyard. You could pile steel cans along with all of your other ferrous scrap, and get the same price.
For non-ferrous such as copper and aluminum, you drive near the warehouse, walk in, and they weigh on a smaller scale.
I don't save steel cans because I generally don't save enough steel to justify driving over the scales. I have a four door car, and fully loaded is only $10 - $20. If they took smaller amounts in the warehouse, I would do it.
You could always just ask them.
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AGgressive Metal
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USA
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Posted - 02/05/2009 : 11:46:06
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And he that hath lyberte ought to kepe hit wel / For nothyng is better than lyberte / For lyberte shold not be wel sold for alle the gold and syluer of all the world.
-Caxton's edition of Aesop's Fables, 1484 |
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redneck
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Posted - 02/05/2009 : 17:01:12
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Originally posted by AGgressive Metal
How do you crush a steel can?
Use a Ford ,Chevy, Buick,Chrysler or Volkswagon.
Alright, no Volkswagon... 
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Treasurekidd
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Posted - 02/05/2009 : 18:47:07
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| I rinse the can, peel off the label, put the sharp edged cover in the bottom of the can, and then crush them flat while wearing a pair of heavy work boots. Crush the front of the can first, then flatten the bottom of the can, which will trap the sharp edged cover inside the can where it can't cut anyone. My wife and I have 5 kiddies, so I use quite a few of these per week, and they add up faster then you'd think. |
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AGgressive Metal
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Posted - 02/05/2009 : 23:05:01
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| Thanks - does the yard require they be crushed? |
And he that hath lyberte ought to kepe hit wel / For nothyng is better than lyberte / For lyberte shold not be wel sold for alle the gold and syluer of all the world.
-Caxton's edition of Aesop's Fables, 1484 |
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Treasurekidd
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