Yeah, the government says they're saving us from ourselves. I think the high booze taxes just increase petty crime. Alcoholic street people will just steal more to get what they need. Sorry for the hijack, OP.Quote:
Originally Posted by shaun319
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Yeah, the government says they're saving us from ourselves. I think the high booze taxes just increase petty crime. Alcoholic street people will just steal more to get what they need. Sorry for the hijack, OP.Quote:
Originally Posted by shaun319
that same bottle is $60 hereQuote:
Originally Posted by ryanw
So its funny at these "new" yards here that pay good for Alum Cans, #1 Plastic. #2 Plastic and Glass (that have CRV stamps on them) they look over everything twice! LOL. I had a few 32 oz cans that I had put aluminum foil in and they saw it, were going to refuse my whole load of cans. I tried not to get mad and told them it is not like I put steel or rocks in it, it was aluminum! They refused a few cans but took the rest and said never to do it again.
I am thinking you guys are scamming the CRV and have the balls to get angry and think I am screwing them with some aluminum foil!!! These places are bad, no print out, try and screw you with tare weight, etc.
The last place, I had there coupon which stated that they would "match" what others payed showed them the other coupon and had to make sure I got the $.95 vs $.85 as this place had a weight limit for the better money. The other place has no weight limit! I got the price.
.55 a pound in cicero
Here in CA you can get 1.65 a pound at recycling centers for cans
Hey guys, im shipping my cans to CA
1.58 of that price per pound is the CRV redemption. So after that, at 1.65, you're getting 0.07/lb for the aluminum!Quote:
Originally Posted by philshark2
Sims is paying 2.07 right now.
Illinois yard: $.50/#.. Iowa yard: $.40/#..
Here in Warsaw still .65 and Ft Wayne is .75
New deal at one yard here if your cans are smashed from the top down you get $.03 more a pound for them. So $.88 for 99 lbs and less and $.98 for 100 + lbs
.55 a lb.
.60 a lb with .05 coupon
Kansas City .60 pd
We get in NZ what's probably US$0.70 cents a Lb.
I have read the pdf of the alco ali cans 'rules and stipulations'.
Its pretty tough, Ok ali foil maybe the same ali, but there's rules specifucally about it.
If and when they find it, the whole load may be condemmed, or not paid for, and the seller may be blacklisted from there on.
So make sure there's nothing else but cans in your load.
If you want to get money from tge ali foil, just squash it up and force it into a ali container like a ali airosol container or a ali car coil container, then bash it in with a hammer, fold the end over so it won't fall out ,then chuck it in with the domestic ali.
But make sure there's no contaminates in your ali cans before you sell them.
Near Toronto $0.75
Hello,
I was wondering if anyone in or around within an hour or so of the Myrtle Beach area could tell me what Al soda cans are going for? I see out in Duncan, SC they're $.81/lb, but that's a little too far away. My family has been saving for a little over a year and I'd say we maybe have 150lbs. My bro in law and I have also been saving all are .22lr casing since that's going for $1.40/lb. Yes, I know it'll take a hell of a lot of .22rds, but if I decide not to reload my centerfire .40 pistol and ar-15 that's even more brass.
For one thing that aluminum is owned by the government. Second, those are not "scrapped" aircraft. They are in storage. The reason they are stored at DMAFB is because Tucson, and southern Arizona in general, has a very hot, dry climate. This allows the aircraft to sit for long periods without being exposed to water which promotes rust. Even when it does rain, the heat dries up the water quickly. It is a very efficient storage climate for aircraft. Again, these aircraft are not scrap. They are stored in case we ever go to war with another country that has a military that can actually compete with ours. Examples: Russia, China, North KoreaQuote:
Originally Posted by jghilino
The scorching heat and rays from the sun cant be great for em either. Not as bad as rust, but still. Im sure it would take some time and a lot cash to get em back in the air.Quote:
Originally Posted by azinfomanFor one thing that aluminum is owned by the government. Second, those are not "scrapped" aircraft. They are in storage. The reason they are stored at DMAFB is because Tucson, and southern Arizona in general, has a very hot, dry climate. This allows the aircraft to sit for long periods without being exposed to water which promotes rust. Even when it does rain, the heat dries up the water quickly. It is a very efficient storage climate for aircraft. Again, these aircraft are not scrap. They are stored in case we ever go to war with another country that has a military that can actually compete with ours. Examples: Russia, China, North KoreaQuote:
Originally Posted by jghilino
Probably not as much as would take to bring them up from scratch.Quote:
Originally Posted by jord0690
0.61 yesterday for cans. I was pleasantly surprised.
While not all of them are scrap some of them are. I lived there to, an used to go see them all the time through the fence.lol. ;) Some are beyond useful an really really old. It was one of my favorite things about Tucson. I'm glad they don't scrap them, they got some old ass stuff in there, that would be lost forever other then a picture if they scrapped them.Quote:
Originally Posted by azinfoman
From the wiki on DMAFB
With the end of the war, operations at the base came to a virtual standstill. It was then the base was selected as a storage site for hundreds of decommissioned aircraft, with the activation of the 4105th Army Air Force Unit. The 4105th oversaw the storage of excess B-29s and C-47 "Gooney Birds." Tucson's low humidity and alkali soil made it an ideal location for aircraft storage and preservation, awaiting cannibalization or possible reuse — a mission that has continued to this day.
Source - Davis
So yea...there's your reason why they are stored there. Last part I quoted, in bold. An some are decommissioned an will never see another flight.
Still a cool place to check out.
http://www.airphotona.com/stockimg/images/11179.jpg
http://deanoinamerica.files.wordpres...pg?w=690&h=434
Just for those of you who've never been there, there's a couple shots of some of the jets an planes there. From WW2 an on there are a lot!
**** it I miss Tucson. Oh well..I got a sandbar an a ocean to love now I guess instead of desert an cacti.
Sirscrapalot - What most people don't understand is that UFOs are on a cosmic tourist route. That's why they're always seen in Arizona, Scotland, and New Mexico. Another thing to consider is that all three of those destinations are good places to play golf. So there's possibly some connection between aliens and golf. - Alice Copper
A problem that gets worse each day is you still need people that can fly them and fix them, no way many of these will fly again...Quote:
Originally Posted by azinfoman
Cans have dropped to $.75 - $.90 here. Places keep changing how they want the cans LOL
One place $.75 or $.85 if smashed from top down.
another $.75 if under 50 lbs. cans not smashed or $.85 if over 50 lbs. un smashed as well.
another $.90 with coupon have to be able to see the top of the can if smashed, will pay less for cans smashed sideways. Whole cans are ok. No coupon is $.85 lb.
First I wish I was getting that for cans! Second, I wish I had a yard that gave out coupons!Quote:
Originally Posted by hobo finds
That is crazy that yards are paying that price for cans. LME aluminum price with Midwest premium is only like 81 cents.
Yep, Not illegal in AZ to offer high prices, these places must have an outlet in California for the cans. Places like this in Nevada as well...Quote:
Originally Posted by bajacoop
Yep not illegal in AZ but.....once the cans are hauled to California and presented for crv it becomes crv fraud a felony for the yard operator.
$.40 / lb in my area
It's down to 35 cents in south Florida :(
Our's came up a nickel to .45 lb.
The state of California is going to stop the deceptive practice these yards in Nevada and Arizona are simply stealing money from their neighbor (the residence of California). I don't see how it's not illegal, certainly not ethical or a business I personally would deal with!
California has investigators working in both states and are tracking these yards, making arrest almost weekly now as they cross the boarder. The FBI is also getting into it, as it's interstate crime! You can bet your A$$, this and other internet sights read this. I thank Hobo, he's calling them out.
I should state that so far as I know, all of the arrest so far have been California residents. It is large organized crime, this in not about scrappers trying to sell cans in Arizona for $20 in pocet money. This about tons and millions of dollars, with semi trucks doing the hauling. There is no way these yards are not aware of it, they are part of the crime. Just a matter of time before federal charges against the owners of these businesses. California Attorney General and U.S. department of Justice task force has been formed.
I worked at the "Bone Yard" for two weeks, getting two Navy A-3's ready to fly again. They had been decommissioned in the 60's, a group of civilian navy mechanic's had been there for six months working on these two planes. So they had already put new engines, hydraulics, and patched the holes up. I was picked up in California, flown there in a Cessna-135 (single engine prop), my orders "have them ready to fly in one week". I had the first one ready in four days and we flew it back to Cal. As a favor I dragged my feet, and we flew the second plane out of there ten days later. Those planes do sometimes fly again, they looked like $hit and we could not fly to elevations and I never took my parachute off until we landed back in Calif. We needed them for a missile program, the little holes in them really didn't matter, as we were going to put some bigger holes in them later!
$.85 lb.
$ .40 lb.
I haven't sold any metals in a couple of weeks, still processing a lot, but just holding for now. So I'm only selling my C.R.V. recycled cans and bottles, as these have "held" their values with deposit returns guaranteed by Calrecycle (The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery). Today I was paid:
C.R.V. Aluminum Cans $2.05
C.R.V. Plastic PETE $1.17
C.R.V. Glass $.105
I got paid $ 0.35/lb today for cans that I cleaned out today.
where do you get paid $2.05 for your cans? The most I saw was $1.90 at the scrap yard i went to a couple of times.Quote:
Originally Posted by bigburtchino
You guys in deposit states make me half jealous lol. Right now 30-35 cents is top dollar around my way. And as for plastics, I am still trying to find a decent place to sell... And I'm not quite expecting prices like y'all are getting
Same here Camokid. Took them in yesterday or the day before hoping for $0.50/lb and got $0.35. It was barely even worth the gas and I certainly wouldn't have done it if I hadn't been commissioned to clean the garage so cars would actually fit.....
Haha steelmill, I have a hard time believing cars are supposed to fit in garages lol. I have warehouses and still find a way to bring scrap metal to the house. Luckily I don't have to worry because all my trucks are too big for the garage and my wife drives a lifted excursion so it doesn't fit either (I win that one) but yea man, it's been around 50 cents for the past 10 years and I focus on other metals more than I do cans but when I ran them in the other day I was very surprised.. But everything else is dropping so I guess I should assume cans would too.
Lower prices just mean we need to find more material to make our regular pay checks lol