Thinking "inside" the box... last nights pick ups :)

Originally Posted by eesakiwi

Microwaves are good for 1Kg of copper, so's a fridge, but you have to cut the compressor apart.

Considering, I'd go for microwaves first as they take up less space.

Keeping with the theme of the thread I say the microwaves could be stacked "inside" the fridges thus taking up less space to haul back to the shop. Killing two birds with one stone.

Originally Posted by Scrap-It

here in salt lake city if you get in those piles it's theft. once it's on the curb it belongs to the city and you will get a ticket and even go to jail. keep a note of what day of the year it is and next year go back there about a week before and start knocking on doors. I do! I tell them i'll help carry the other junk to the curb if i can have the metal. I get big loads!

We have a local facebook page about it, and peeps keep others in the loop!

Well, they arrested a guy in QLD for this about 3 mths ago, he picked up a broken vaccum cleaner for parts to fix his own, as he had just lost his job.... went to court, Judge threw it out and told the cops to go and catch some 'real criminals' LOL!!!!! it got talked about in the media for ages, no one had issue with it.

There is a loop hole in the laws here that means that the definitions are foggy, you (by the letter of the law) could be fined for actually putting the junk out in the first place, as this constitutes 'illegal dumping' but obviously the council do not persue this. Its a money making excercise for the city, think of the tons and tons of metal they haul each year!

I was actually chatting to a couple of officers while getting fuel on my way home, they said " you must have something heavy in your boot (trunk), hope its not a body mate?" lol!!

I said, "nah mate, been out hard rubbish picking" the other cop says, "how'd ya go?" then we swapped stories, and this cop said still has a mountain bike he trash picked last year.

My point is, everyone has a look or a pick through... its accepted over here. So much so, that my local newspaper run an article when the collection starts, and last year they re-maned it "The Annual Melbourne Swap Meet"

Originally Posted by injunjoe

Keeping with the theme of the thread I say the microwaves could be stacked "inside" the fridges thus taking up less space to haul back to the shop. Killing two birds with one stone.

I like that!! All the fridges have the doors removed before they are put out....

It makes sense, as over here the law is that you MUST remove the door from a fridge or freezer when you put it out (Safety issue) Some little boy almost died caus he was oplaying in an old fridge and the door stuck closed..

here is the FB group..

https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/183292451629/