I started as a kid picking up bottles on my bike to turn in at the store to buy a Coke and candy. A neighbor of mine was letting a scrap guy use his barn yard for cutting and sorting steel and non ferrous. I learned that I could drag in metal items and get paid for those too. It was interesting talking to this guy and I learned a lot from him. That's been over 30 years ago and he's still a good friend.



Later, when we started a demolition business, my first job (a bank) provided enough scrap to buy a brand new Honda 4 wheeler. I was hooked for real then. I save all scrap I create by wearing out my farm equipment as well as from demolition jobs. I even find things selling for less than scrap value at farm auctions and buy them to resell. It's a good thing to keep a ledger of all purchases for resale so you can compare the costs to the sales amounts and see if it's worth doing again.