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Y'all are exactly right. Turnings aren't desirable for a plethora of reasons. For one they often contain excessive dirt and oil. They also have a much lower recovery than solids when sent to the mill. Finally, they are hard to get rid of. We end up blending them in with other loads we send to the mills. I would have gotten you $80-$100 a ton for them.

so $64 for 810 lb was a good price / compared to $80 - $100 per ton. So my yard mixed it for my benefit. well I'll see how long I can sell them ovens with Turnings . One thing I noticed that makes the turnings worth less is that they clean the lave with a Polly propylene pipe so turnings are often mixed with a stretchy plastic