Was thinking plumber, electrician, furnace& a/c etc
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Was thinking plumber, electrician, furnace& a/c etc
Large dealership , brake jobs ='s lots of rotors and drums brake pads and shoes. Radiators , condensors and evap cores
Microsoft. 80% of everything they make is scrap =D
Own a scrap yard
LOL good one easy that made me spit my tea out all over my new scrap keyboard :) I had to go out to the shed to get one from the scrap pile to use till the other drys out.
if you can hook up with a company who maintain's foreclosed houses, they might let you take the scrap metal for them when they do trash-outs to lower their dump costs.
I'm guessing you don't just want to know the job EXPOSED to the most amount of scrap, but rather a job with the most amount of scrap AVAILABLE to you.
I'd have to say working at a smaller, mom-and-pop mechanic shop. You'll be exposed to everything from rotors to radiators and even some catalytic converters...but being a smaller operation they'll be less likely to have something setup already in place to sell the scrap.
Any bigger operation will already be getting return income out of their scrap...and it will just be there in front of your face teasing you!
HVAC companies are always a great source. Them and any auto body repair shops.
The HVAC companies will give you water heaters, furnaces, units, compressors, radiators, etc.
Auto body repair shops will give you batteries, rims, engines, car parts of all kinds, etc.
Auto parts store. They toss there rotors sometimes but rather someone pick them up.
Auto repair places will do this as well. Rotors, batteries, tire rims, parts from vehicles that are now junk, etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by kcscrapper
Electricians. I live near a guy whose an electrician and he gives me his scrap copper. Iv worked with him before to and got copper and cans.
2nd hand store like Goodwill or Salvation Army thrift store. Lots of broken metal items and electronics are droped off.
I am a foreman with a landscaping company, my company has the contract with a large private yacht club which includes waste removal and is the job site I am in charge of. Approx 400 boats + mechanic shop results in a lot of scrap. Pains me to think about how much money I have literally thrown away before I had a clue.
I feel your pain TB...I try not to think about.
My $54 per hr union electrician brother in law in Ca. banks over $20,000 in "scrap" copper every year.
I did electrical work for 6 years and never made any money worth talking about maybe i should've just taken the copper.
Fireman, tow truck operator or Paramedic
being a job supervisor, and union, explines why the scrap part was in quotes :)
Home demolition companies are "blowing up"..... Bad joke, I know.
Seriously, there are some places that could use more of these companies, and if you think about it, the business is just like scrapping.
Some demolition companies are non-profit and use the wood, brick, trusses, shingles, hurricane clips, nails, all kinds of trim, and use it to build houses for needy folks in Mexico and other places. I think this would be a great idea for helping the elderly or unfortunate individuals in America and maybe get some scrap that is sellable.
Also, Habitat for Humanity will supply the companies with donated things to build the house. Many people donate sinks, refridgerators, plumbing equipment, lighting fixtures, appliances and other things that scrappers are looking for, because it seems as if it is going to a "good cause".
Big companies, like in Balitmore (BGE) will give you 50 bucks and free pickup for refridgerators, and other things.
So, start a company, do good for the environment, and help your community, and I think there are people that would like this aspect and honesty in the business.
I'm just a lowly apprentice electrician for my father-in-law, but he never takes the scrap leftovers or anything pulled from old jobs. He gives me it all. I don't work for him but once or twice a month, but I sure do get ALOT of copper from it.
nothing beats free money.
I remember a time when I delivered pizza for a living(in college) that igot a 3 basin steel sink some pool pieces and a head off an old bmw. Mademore money off that than I did my check lol