Cardboard Scrapper 2016

**StRegis** · 03-09-2016, 12:48 PM

Ryanw,

I don't know what to tell you but it seems pretty simple to me. If you want to find out if it's worth it to collect cardboard, go collect a load and sell it to your buyer. $60 per ton loose is a very good price. Surprisingly high, even though you are in CA where prices are higher. I would guess you get 1-2 tons in your trailer if you flatten them out. That's about $100 per haul to your buyer. Do that for a few months and you can save up for a used baler at about $8,000 and he might pay an extra $20 or $30 per ton for baled OCC. You just need to do the work. There's no short-cuts. I wish you luck.

**MattInTheHat** · 03-09-2016, 01:02 PM

Originally Posted by StRegis

Ryanw,

I don't know what to tell you but it seems pretty simple to me. If you want to find out if it's worth it to collect cardboard, go collect a load and sell it to your buyer. $60 per ton loose is a very good price. Surprisingly high, even though you are in CA where prices are higher. I would guess you get 1-2 tons in your trailer if you flatten them out. That's about $100 per haul to your buyer. Do that for a few months and you can save up for a used baler at about $8,000 and he might pay an extra $20 or $30 per ton for baled OCC. You just need to do the work. There's no short-cuts. I wish you luck.

you can also squish the cardboard in your trailer with pallets on top and heavy ratchet straps.. after you squish it, pop the straps off, add more, and repeat.

I have done this with bent up roofing sheets too.