Cans? Really?

Originally Posted by hobo finds

Originally Posted by mrsamsonite

I guess im lucky here in ca. For califoria redemption value cans i get 2.16/lb. And you guys are going to hate me but, i can get .13/lbs for crts if i have 40 or more, i have to document where i get them from and it takes awhile to get paid but, its cool the crt situation here.

People have to pay a fee when they purchase a crt in California! Electronic Waste Recycling (eWaste) Fee - Board of Equalization You think that anyone could turn in there old one and get some money back! Or apply it to the fee on a new purchase!

Each address can turn in 4 without any problem. The company that the crts are shipped to will call the number left with the address listed to comfirm that the crts came from california. If you turn in more than 4 crts the company will call and also the state will call because the state thinks that 4 crts for one house hold is not normal . I have turned in 8 in one time that were in my garage over the years and the company and state called without any problems. You can pickup crts from other and turn them in if you get their address, name and number.

Originally Posted by mrsamsonite

Each address can turn in 4 without any problem. The company that the crts are shipped to will call the number left with the address listed to comfirm that the crts came from california. If you turn in more than 4 crts the company will call and also the state will call because the state thinks that 4 crts for one house hold is not normal . I have turned in 8 in one time that were in my garage over the years and the company and state called without any problems. You can pickup crts from other and turn them in if you get their address, name and number.

Yep, and I was informed by my re-cycler that the reason they want a name/address/phone # is because prior to this requirement, people from Mexico were crossing the border with car/truck loads of CRTs and making a few pesos. Everyone tries to be an entrepreneur eh? :-)

Aluminum cans was how I got my introduction into scrapping... When I was a kid, we'd walk down the side of the back roads on a Sunday and pick up all of the beer cans that people would throw out of their cars as they were partying over the weekend. One time, my brother even found a hundred dollar winning bottle cap from a contest Pepsi was hosting at the time (of course up until that point, my parents tried their darnedest to keep him from picking up bottles due to the fear they might be full of urine). Nowadays, I only see bums and the occasional elderly person picking up cans off of the side of the road. I'm guessing it's just not as profitable as it once was. I do still save my cans, though. After a period of three to four months, I usually have about 10-15 pounds worth, and I'll turn it in with the other scrap I've accumulated in that time frame.