We are on the same track as far as your thoughts on the cost of handling tin. It is not practical for me to place a scrap metal dumpster at our site. We fill the Gaylords with tin as we go, then we stack them 2 high to save space. (Thank goodness for my forklift!) When we fill 14 Gaylords, we have about 7,500 pounds of tin, and we load the truck with pallet jacks and the forklift and make a run to the yard. By then, I usually also have 1,00 pounds of aluminum, so the combination takes the pain out of the trip to the yard. Using the Gaylords on pallets, a forklift and a Penske truck makes it a relatively easy trip. I try to do as little manual loading as possible. Wear and tear on the truck: We sold our box truck recently, and find it to be cheaper in the long run to rent them when needed. I like it when they unload the truck for me at the yard! Thanks for the input!
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