New place to look for cans

[scrapmonkey]

Just on a whim while driving around I took a peek into the trash cans at the self serve car wash place and found about 30 cans in all (mostly beer cans), a stainless steel coffee mug, and a mini shop vac. Not a big haul but it may be worth a quick drive through, especially during springtime.

[Scrapette]

I'm wondering if just about any place that's got a pop machine that dispenses cans would be worth picking.

[Focker]

i understand scrap is scrap and all.but i dont think i could bring myself to dig stuff out of garbage

[wayne]

Where there's muck there's money.

[Dumpster-Dee]

Focker, I have a reacher, so I don't have to touch the garbage. If I do find a "goodie" that's too heavy for the reacher, I wear gloves. You're missing a lot of good stuff.

[greytruck]

I Drive down frontage roads(the roads along the expressways) Always find cans. Mostly beer cans of corse. And if ya feel adventureish, walk in the woods along a creek or river for flood garbage and you can score cans and more. Ive found alum siding and a truck hood before. look like a idoit commin out of the woods. people stare, I stop and stare back.

[Scrapette]

Barbeque tongs are useful.

[Mechanic688]

Barbeque tongs are useful.

used to be a joke about them, I read that and started snickering.

[Scrapette]

Mechanic,

Love to hear it, pm me if you want- if it's an unpostable joke !

Disappointed that there are no dancing barbeque tongs in your post!

[Focker]

Yeah i understand that but.To me it's nasty to dig in garbage for a few cans for a few cents.
No different than riding around getting in peoples trash on garbage night.I dont see how u all do that.

[Scrapette]

Focker,

Do you live near where the tornado hit today? Probably a lot of people's garbage gonna be strewn around there.

I don't bother with real nasty trash, a semester of microbiology taught me not to- but if it's dry and sitting on top of cardboard or something and I can bag it without touching it - why not? I can't see jumping into dumpsters - too many hidden hazards.

[redcrossnj]

school recycling bins

[Dumpster-Dee]

I go in only if it's something like a computer tower !! Diving is just a figure of speech. (for most of us that is)

[Focker]

there where some tornado's around louisville today but not by where i live.The sirens where going off for like a hour.

[DumbD]

used to be a joke about them, I read that and started snickering.

IS it the one where the BBQ tongs are on the urinal? One (male) can unzip, remove..., do his peepee,
then set them back on the urinal SO there's no need to wash the hands afterwards???[/jke]

As for being skeered of trash, IF one is scared of trash then scrapping (regular scrapping) probably isn't for them.IMO.

Though "going in somebody's trash can" :I doubt ANYBODY here does that besides removing an occasional piece of aluminum ,etc. sticking out of a recycle bin, or maybe taking pots and pans out of a moving box stuffed full of paper on the curb.
...Construction dumpsters usually have no human garbage waste, and even when they do it's bagged up, and obvious to avoid.

Biggest thing I avoid is dumped mattresses and sofas due to a resurge of "bed-bugs".
Nasty things that live in textiles up to one year without food, nocturnal, can travel up to 100 feet, get on pets or feed on mice, etc. if they need...I don't even like picking up bed-rails although I do, since they're heavy.

Anyway My BEST place for cans is behind a latino bar, the dumpster is full of bottles and mostly red bull cans,
SOOO many I'd like to talk to the owner about a deal to leave a recycle bin .

[Scrapette]

IS it the one where the BBQ tongs are on the urinal? One (male) can unzip, remove..., do his peepee,
then set them back on the urinal SO there's no need to wash the hands afterwards???[/jke]

As for being skeered of trash, IF one is scared of trash then scrapping (regular scrapping) probably isn't for them.IMO.

Though "going in somebody's trash can" :I doubt ANYBODY here does that besides removing an occasional piece of aluminum ,etc. sticking out of a recycle bin, or maybe taking pots and pans out of a moving box stuffed full of paper on the curb.
...Construction dumpsters usually have no human garbage waste, and even when they do it's bagged up, and obvious to avoid.

Biggest thing I avoid is dumped mattresses and sofas due to a resurge of "bed-bugs".
Nasty things that live in textiles up to one year without food, nocturnal, can travel up to 100 feet, get on pets or feed on mice, etc. if they need...I don't even like picking up bed-rails although I do, since they're heavy.

Anyway My BEST place for cans is behind a latino bar, the dumpster is full of bottles and mostly red bull cans,
SOOO many I'd like to talk to the owner about a deal to leave a recycle bin .

That is funny in a disgusting was ( the tong joke). My sis just bought a bed and they told her the bedrails were going to be $65.00! You may be able to get more than scrap for them on CL.

You haven't seen the Bigger Hammer garbage video have you?

Good tip on the redbull cans.

[Scrapette]

school recycling bins

I thought the schools did that to raise money. You might want to check with them first.

[injunjoe]

Barbeque tongs are useful.

Like these?



Joe

[Scrapette]

like these?



joe

lmao !

[injunjoe]

lmao !

That would be lmao with or without tan lines here at injunjoe's jungle