I don't know why a lot of the scrap yards refer to light iron/steel as "tin". I doubt there is much tin in that classification at all? I have been giving my light iron/steel buyer a hard time with this. Couple of weeks ago I intently collected all the tin cans from my house, had two trash cans full carefully cleaned and labels all removed. I put two trash cans of tin cans on top of my 900+ pounds of light iron/steel. Told the forklift driver go put it on the scale, (driver says boss be mad). Three minutes or less, the boss (Eddie) "Burt are you messy with my head" over the PA. I get to office to get paid, the girl gives me my receipt and cash for the load. She says now Eddie says for me to give you a "bonus", both hands please! Dumping a pile of the oldest, dirtiest, pennies in my hands, that's for the tin cans. Tell him I want to see him, (he wants to see you too!). What's with the food cans? he says. Me to him "You want to call light Iron/steel (#2 tin) I'm going to bring you tin (cans)". Take them home with you he said. I told him I will, if you sell me your computer towers. I asked what do you pay for them? Get this board price #2 tin ($.03 to $.04 a pound). At lease they have tin in them (solder)!
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