Recycling things other than e-wast or metals

Is thiere anybody that recycls other things besides metal or e-wast. I thought I would list a few things that I sell to be recycled. Clothes,shoes,belts,purses, books both hard backs and paper backs, magazines and phone books. I don't make alot of money off these but I come across them all the time so I take them. (free money) and they add up fast. I get $.07 lb for clothes $.10 lb dor shoes,belts and purses. Only get$.02 lb for books and magazines. The place I sell them to sell gaylords of ecetronics/small appliances at $.10 lb so I basicly trade the clothes and books for electronics. I am looking into hauling cardboard and also selling my ABS plastic. Should know something this week I'll let you all know what I find out.

You found someone to buy shoes?

10-4 good buddy this place buys shoes,clothes,belts and purses. they send them to third world contries. Some of the clothes they make industrial rags out of. Like I said in other post almost everything can be recycled.

In my Michigan location I sell paper and cardboard to Royal Oak Recycling. Recent big job netted tons of the stuff and it was a nice payday. Last I checked they were still buying, but I had to find them. Most recycling places I called were willing to take it off my hands for free. How nice of them!

I have done the cardboard thing....Just not enough money unless I get a large quanity in one place.....Clothes and stuff I usually donate unless I find something high end.....Books I usually trade at a local shop for credit for dvd's cd's etc......Oh well off to work

Plastics are my problem. I generate a lot (for my storage capacity) and have to pay 1 cent/lb to dispose of it. Looking for a local place to get rid of it for free, let alone getting paid for it.

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Originally Posted by erewen

Plastics are my problem. I generate a lot (for my storage capacity) and have to pay 1 cent/lb to dispose of it. Looking for a local place to get rid of it for free, let alone getting paid for it.

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Plastics can be good money but they want 40,000lbs at a clip. Storage of that much is tough. I dealt with a company in White Plains, NY for plastics. I cant remember the name now and that bugs me but they came to you anywhere in the country and picked yo a truckload if you can store that much. They paid fast too and were very good with they're price. Now if I could only remember that name. If I remember it I'll post it here.

how far are you from the GA line...maybe I better bring a truck load down there ! Esp if you find a place for
ABS !

Hey!! happyscraper here, I checked on cardboard price where I live, only bay $65 a ton, not realy werth it for me. Going to check on a plastic buyer tomarrow but I think they will want 30,000 to 40,000 lbs. Would take me about a year to save up that much plus have no place to store it. I have a plastic recycler now but he dosn't buy it, just takes off my hands. If anybody knows of a plastic buyer in the tampa bay area please let me know. I will keep you posted as to what I find out on this thread.

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..Clothes and stuff I usually donate unless I find something high end...

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Donate them to Goodwill or another thrift store and they will write you a tax receipt.

I was trying to find a cardboard recycler here in the bay area but no luck as of yet.

I Get 120/ton for cardboard. It makes it worth recycling especially those big Gaylord boxes.

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Originally Posted by Escrap

I Get 120/ton for cardboard. It makes it worth recycling especially those big Gaylord boxes.

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Have you looked into possibly re-selling the gaylords? Up here, used ones go for $10 each, and the demand is quite a bit greater than the supply.

Oh we would not throw good ones away. These are ones with busted sides and ones that can no longer be used. We do not do a lot of cardboard as of yet but are hoping to start doing a lot more of it in the future.