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    I have a plastic recycler that takes my plastic but he won't buy it. Been looking for a plastic buyer for five years with no luck, you have to have tons before they'll buy it.


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    Quote Originally Posted by happyscraper View Post
    I have a plastic recycler that takes my plastic but he won't buy it. Been looking for a plastic buyer for five years with no luck, you have to have tons before they'll buy it.
    Yeah every single one Ive talked to in the past week wants 15000 pounds or more to pay maybe $.20 a pound for it. Thats alot of warehouse space for $3000 if you ask me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PartTimeScrapper View Post
    Yeah every single one Ive talked to in the past week wants 15000 pounds or more to pay maybe $.20 a pound for it. Thats alot of warehouse space for $3000 if you ask me.
    Yeah I'm in the same boat. Been talking to a guy in Tn. Min 20K load but really if you want to make any money you would have to bail it and send like 40K at a time no money in it as far as I can see

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    Quote Originally Posted by PartTimeScrapper View Post
    Yeah every single one Ive talked to in the past week wants 15000 pounds or more to pay maybe $.20 a pound for it. Thats alot of warehouse space for $3000 if you ask me.
    I just found a plastics buyer (NH) who quoted me $.05/lb for two filled gaylords...

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    Quote Originally Posted by LadyScrappers View Post
    I just found a plastics buyer (NH) who quoted me $.05/lb for two filled gaylords...
    who pays shipping?

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    Quote Originally Posted by PartTimeScrapper View Post
    who pays shipping?
    New Hampshire isn't that big, shouldn't take much gas for her to deliver.
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    Quote Originally Posted by PartTimeScrapper View Post
    who pays shipping?
    Yeah, Mech is right, we bring it in. We can only fit two gaylord boxes in our pickup, otherwise we'd bring a lot more.

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