I collect anything I can turn in for cash. Some things take longer than others to accumulate. I basically build up a cache of material until I get sick of looking at it and take it in and cash it out. Steel seems to be the material I build up the fastest as the debris from processing for more value dense materials. A microwave nets a coil (copper and aluminum coils- two copper if lucky, two aluminum if unlucky) and insulated copper wiring, a glass turntable to sell on ebay, and a steel carcass. A washing machine nets a motor, insulated copper wire and a huge heavy steel carcass. Brass also seems to build pretty quickly for me. Aluminum cans builds to the point I have to go about two to three months, but will generally build enoough to get included with another load. Steel will generallt build to the point it has to go and other materials will be included with the steel load. All in all, I take a load about once a month.
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