Shred is still 180 a ton here. I hope it stays at 180 until I can get there on Saturday. By then I'll have between 1000 and 1200 pounds that has to go.
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Shred is still 180 a ton here. I hope it stays at 180 until I can get there on Saturday. By then I'll have between 1000 and 1200 pounds that has to go.
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It figures I have not scrapped a Microwave in 22 years.. Today- I got 4 of em!
HA!
I'm so into scrapping.. When my Steel Toe Boots Wear out, I cut the Steel out of them and recycle the Toe!
Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
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Here in Houston, my yard has been paying $0.065 a pound for 2 weeks now. I took in 2100 lbs today and it is still holding at that same price. Whole cars pay half a cent more per pound. I started scrapping in 2006. I hung in there through '08 when prices went down to 3.5 cent a pound. Hope it does not get worse for me.
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I was working at the other yard today and that boss told me he heard steel is going to drop another $30.00 ton next month. Now, I don't know if it will happen or not but I think I'm going to turn in anything I've stockpiled just in case!
Scrapper, Scrap Yard Worker, Horse farm worker, Cooler Puller and just plain ''tired''
Its kind of a catch 22 situation with steel. I was on the fence about hold or selling.Originally Posted by newattitude
But circumstances ended up dictating that I hold on to it. But I have a place for it, everyone has their own unique situation. I don't pay for steel so its not like I have to keep it moving.
But totally understand the panic with prices dropping.
One lesson I learned in school about the "Great Depression", the smart ones were buying not selling.
I believe opportunity is knocking for those that are in a position to take advantage of these low prices.
Just one mans opinion....
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yeah but, I can't afford or want to hold on to stuff for a possible year, year and half . Because the last time this happened thats how long it lasted. dont think what I lose now will make up for what I might get a year down the road.
And I can't afford to lose money now and sit on stuff for later, this gal just ain't gonna do it.
Thornton Scrapper
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Went to the yard yesterday with alum cans and other misc items(No Steel). Shred was down to 100/Ton, Amazingly elec motors held the same all this time at .22/Lb. I was expecting about .10 to .15 for the motors.
$6.50 per 100# for shred
$2.00 # for #2 copper went up $.10
New Guy
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Took a load in this past Monday here in Tucson, Az. Iron/Steel $30NT ($0.015). Just a Skeleton crew working at the yard because of layoffs due to price drop.
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What yard did you use?
New Guy
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Arizona Recycles on Hughes Access road. It's near my work. You?
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Checked in at the local yard(Southern Maryland) this afternoon shred is $3.50 per #100lbs and that was the good guy we're looking out for ya price other wise a straight $3.00 per 100lbs
They believe scrap steel is going to hit below $2.00 per 100lbs.
Welp, I'll keep piling it higher until the goverment shows up to make me install a flashing light on top so airplanes don't hit it
On a brighter side copper is starting to creep back up.........
Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
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Today the local shredder yard is paying $145 per net ton ($0.0725 lb) for light iron/shred.
Other yards in the area are paying from $90 to $120 per net ton.
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Hammer, your right, the copper prices at my yard have crept up a little the last couple of weeks. Steel still dropping.
Current prices; cars - 4 1/2 a lb. or 90 a nt. clean unprepared - 160 nt. Motors - .13 lb. Alum cans - .65, old sheet - .63, cast - .57.
#1 clean copper - 2.15 lb, #2 clean - 2.00 lb, #1 insulated - 1.05, #2 insul. .70 lb, Batt's - .20, SS - .45 lb, Brass - 1.45,
P & M Recycling - Specializing in E-Waste Recycling.
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Hauled in 500 lbs today of sheet steel.. dude came to the pay window with a limp $20 bill.. I was hoping he had a brother or two with him.. a Lincoln maybe? Nope.. just the limp $20.. Yard is thin, piles low... people coming through the gate.. well I was there 20 minutes and saw no one come in or leave but me.
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You're complaining? $80/Ton isn't too bad. We only get $30/Ton here.
I would have received $7.50.
matador: "I have to give people a hard time!"
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Matador: I really knew I wasn't going to get diddly squat.. I needed the space in my breakdown area FAR more than I needed the cash for the steel. 4 microwaves, a Dishwasher, Computer Towers and 2 barrels of loose steel as well as those un-stackable, bent, crappy steel things we all get.. I said "Made my $ on other things.. this stuff has Got to go!" Plus all of it was acquired for free.. so I'm really not out anything but gas.. which is still fairly cheap ($2.26 as of this typing)
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Wow... Now i dont feel so bad about $130/ton ($104 USD) that really sucks.
If I didn't have bad luck, I'd have no luck at all...
GC Metal Recycling & Recovery
Barrie, Ontario.
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The only reason that I've taken any steel in is for space reasons, too.
I have a full trailer load of scrap that I started loading back when we were at $100/Ton. I'll haul that in when we get our new truck, but only because I really don't want to unload a 16' trailer, and load it again!
I'm taking some computer power supplies in today. At least they're a little bit higher... I hope!
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CFS or Desert Metal by Kino Hospital $40.00 net ton was $45 a few days ago
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