I watched a competitor throw away a lot of scrap today!

So I go to the dump to unload the stuff from a cleanout today, and a truck for a national franchise junk removal company pulls up next to me. Don't want to spill the beans here but the company name rhymes with 1(800)JOT-GUNK. ;-)

Anyway, as they begun to dump I hear metal clanging around. The friggin' morons dumped an ENTIRE load of metal at the landfill and PAID to dispose of it! A few things in the pile: romex, #2 insulated, copper tubing (I could have cried!) lawn mower, aluminum ladders, two appliances, a steel fire pit, a bike and a go kart with the motor.

Unfortunately the dump frowns upon scavenging or I would have completely refilled the truck I just emptied!

Yeah their company model is screwed up..........They charge high prices and don't recycle their own metal

Its amazing how little people know about scrapping.

WEIRD,... If i was that worker, i would of gone to the scrap yard, got my money, then told the boss the dump said "this ones on us"
lol

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Originally Posted by BurlyGuys

So I go to the dump to unload the stuff from a cleanout today, and a truck for a national franchise junk removal company pulls up next to me. Don't want to spill the beans here but the company name rhymes with 1(800)JOT-GUNK. ;-)

Anyway, as they begun to dump I hear metal clanging around. The friggin' morons dumped an ENTIRE load of metal at the landfill and PAID to dispose of it! A few things in the pile: romex, #2 insulated, copper tubing (I could have cried!) lawn mower, aluminum ladders, two appliances, a steel fire pit, a bike and a go kart with the motor.

Unfortunately the dump frowns upon scavenging or I would have completely refilled the truck I just emptied!

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I have seen them do this on many occassions, but you know what, I just smile because that is why most people call me!

I actually took video. When I get my Mac back I'll post it. Working from my iPad at the moment.

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Originally Posted by BurlyGuys

I actually took video. When I get my Mac back I'll post it. Working from my iPad at the moment.

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You might send them the video and ask them if that's their company policy.

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Originally Posted by Mechanic688

You might send them the video and ask them if that's their company policy.

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I just wanna know what I'd do to get them to drop off to me!!!

Actually, this is very good for me. Many of my customers are big on recycling. Of course they ALREADY like me better because I'm less expensive than these guys.

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Originally Posted by Mechanic688

You might send them the video and ask them if that's their company policy.

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don't send it to them, send it to the ones they claim to "recycle" for ;)

Guys read this!!!! its striaght from their site!!!!lol



1-800-GOT-JUNK? offers scrap metal removal from your home or business, so scrap the pain of hauling your junk and metal with us today! We are fully insured and do all the heavy loading and lifting so you don‘t have to. For peace of mind, your scrap metal will be recycled where possible.

How 1-800-GOT-JUNK? Scrap Metal Removal Works

Simply schedule your appointment online or by calling 1-800-468-5865. Our friendly, uniformed truck team will call you 15-30 minutes before your scheduled 2 hour arrival window. When we arrive, just point to the scrap metal you want removed and we’ll provide you with an up-front, all-inclusive price. Once you say the word, we’ll haul your scrap metal away from wherever it’s located and finish by cleaning up the area. Plus, we recycle and donate your items whenever possible. Since 1989, we’ve saved over 1.5 billion pounds of junk from the landfill, and counting.

Sounds like you encountered a pair of morons working for 8 bucks an hour and no clue.

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Originally Posted by Ptscrapper

Its amazing how little people know about scrapping.

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Let's keep it that way.

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Plus, we recycle and donate your items whenever possible. Since 1989, we’ve saved over 1.5 billion pounds of junk from the landfill, and counting.

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That's because the business is all franchise, isn't it, might do well to sent the tape and a printout of what I just read to corporate. They just might get their franchise pulled, especially if a newspaper got involved.

i wouldnt push it on them to scrap more... as a franchise with corporate backing, they may be able to outbid or advertize better and take all your local scrap.

let them stay blind. and do what you can to undercut them with customers.

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Originally Posted by Mechanic688

That's because the business is all franchise, isn't it, might do well to sent the tape and a printout of what I just read to corporate. They just might get their franchise pulled, especially if a newspaper got involved.

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It is a corporate thing, trust me. All of them around here do the same **** thing.

They just say that so people see them as eco friendly, and they are NOT.

Sending it in to corporate, I guarantee wont do anything.

What if you could befriend the franchise or drivers and say you will take their metal items free of charge. just drop them here (if you have a location) or load my truck? doubtful if it works though...to much logistics involved.

Will your dump let you purchase the metal from them?

I might need to see about a job with these guys.

If I'm reading it right the thread did not say that the co. was 1-800 got-junk, he said it rhymes with 1-800-got-junk.

Yeah, it's not like I said it was College Punks or anything...

Burly I'd be thankful they are a bunch idiots, the dumber they are the Better you look

He *could* have been talking about 1-800-WOT-FUNK, after all...

If I saw that I would talk to the franchise owner. I would tell him that when he gets a load like that (or anything mostly metal), dump it at my place. It would save him the cost of dumping, and I would get the money for scrapping. Win - win. Just try to downplay as much as possible what you get for scrapping, to keep him from starting to actively scrapping.

I sometimes hang out at the local county recycling center and help cable techinicians to off load in my pickup versus the dumpster. They are just happy that they do not have to throw the scrap up and in the dumpster. Also in large towns cable services are sub-contracted out....look around for those sub-contractors and dumpster dive 2 or 3 times a week ....the subcontractors have to scrap the cable, connectors etc as part of the contract. Lets help those sub-contractors out by having them reduce dumpster fees.

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Originally Posted by KZBell

Let's keep it that way.

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Cant keep it that way with forums like this

Oh my god, they did it again! Funny, we were parked in almost exactly the same spots. Different crew this time and only HALF the load was pure money they were paying to dump!

If you were to contact them and set up some kind of payment plan at 1/2 of steel price do you think they would do it? Or better have them contact you, and you go to the job site, you get the metal, they take the trash to the dump, you take the cash to the yard, and get paid!

The dump might frown on scavenging but there is no reason why you can't say, "Whoops! I accidentally dropped those 500 foot rolls of romex. Golly gee. Lemme put them back in the truck before my wife gets mad."