When I started down this road, I was only going to focus on copper & ewaste.



LOL

Right now, this is where my money has come from:

itemtotals …………. pctdollars …………. pctweight
tin …………. 20.33 …………. 69.68
#2 copper …………. 17.15 …………. 1.54
ewaste …………. 14.24 …………. 3.15
ins wire …………. 14.21 …………. 6.12
yellow brass …………. 8.64 …………. 1.14
#1 export …………. 3.29 …………. 5.72
transformers …………. 3.00 …………. 2.35
6063alum …………. 2.95 …………. 1.15
cast alum …………. 2.49 …………. 1.18
motors …………. 2.30 …………. 1.99
sheet alum …………. 2.27 …………. 1.16
ink & toner …………. 2.03 …………. 0.06
batteries …………. 1.90 …………. 1.71
xmas lights …………. 1.01 …………. 0.75
brk brass …………. 0.91 …………. 0.20
diecast …………. 0.77 …………. 0.73
stainless …………. 0.70 …………. 0.36
Plmb brass …………. 0.65 …………. 0.12
cast alum brk …………. 0.47 …………. 0.35
lead …………. 0.19 …………. 0.09
alumcans …………. 0.18 …………. 0.08
6063 alum brk …………. 0.16 …………. 0.08
ballast …………. 0.08 …………. 0.11
alum motors …………. 0.06 …………. 0.10
brk alum sheet …………. 0.03 …………. 0.05
#2 export …………. 0.01 …………. 0.04


Clearly, a wire stripper is something I simply can not continue without. If even half the weight of insulated wire I've taken in was copper, I've cost myself about $1000 this year alone by not stripping it. That absolutely can't continue.