Originally Posted by
andyheim
I apologize if this was mentioned already and I missed it, but you said you don't provide containers for your customers, and some just leave it outside? Have you ever had issues getting it in the rain? I would imagine wet cardboard is useless to your buyer?
Hi Andyheim,
Rain is definitely a problem for me but mostly in the summer months when we get spot thunderstorms. Usually if rain is in the forecast I hustle and try to do my collecting before the cardboard gets wet. My larger pick-ups at the school and hospital have covered loading docks where its not an issue. And the bales I collect usually don't soak through so I just leave outside and air dry before loading. It is mostly the smaller pick-ups that get wet and those I'll just throw out. Not a huge amount at less than 5 percent of the total.
Just got some bad news from my broker. Prices are coming down another $5 per ton for the next month. That's gonna hurt as I'm close to my break even point. I guess I will need to tighten the belt a little more. No one said the life of a scrapper was easy.
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