Do you just drive around looking for scrap or do you have clients you pick up scrap?

Originally Posted by CapitalRecovery

This is a great post. I to am a hobby scrapper, mostly computers but am trying to find outlets for my Copper and Al. When I first started I was picking up everything I could find. I also called the only Computer shop in town. He said they had a company that pays them for there computer scrap. About 2 1/2 months latter I call again. This time he says he needs someone to get this stuff out of his shop because the company just stopped coming. I was there to answer his call. Now almost a year ago he wanted to recycle the stuff himself. So I told him where I ship it to (Ewasted) and how to do it. A month goes by and he calls me again saying he doesn't have time or space to recycle computers. He gave me all the stuff already taken apart and sorted for me. Keep hustling and ever when people already have an out for their scrap always contact them again after a while because you never know.

This a great example of what I have talked about in many other threads. As scrappers or professional recyclers we provide a service. Often we should be getting paid for these services and not just receive the scrap for free.



Being professionals we need to approach businesses in a professional manner and sell our services as Capital Recovery has in this instance. 73, Mike