Your Questions About Recycling

The Expert answers:

A spray paint can is deemed as a hazardous material and must be disposed of accordingly.

However if you pierce the tin, let the paint dry you can sell the can as scrap metal.

Just make sure you use a brass pin of some kind to avoid producing a spark.

The Expert answers:

Yes of course the KEY WORD is ALUMINUM anything of this sort is easy money my grandma even puts aluminum foil from tacos she buys at taco stands very funny but where i live they actually give you money for it so stop recycling and get to making a little bit of cash instead of them making it for u

The Expert answers:

“Http://www.awca.shutterfly.com” Today’s rate was 30 cents a pound if you’ve got 100 lbs, otherwise it was 25 cents a pound at this recycling center. They’re located on Hwy 98 in Gulf Breeze one mile east of the zoo. Good people up there.

The Expert answers:

You have to check what it says on the bottle. Plus it would depend on where you live.

For example, in US it may say CRV which means ‘California redemption value’. It also says how much money you can get if you recycle it; typically it is 5c per bottle.

You can recycle and get the money at a local recycling station; again it depends on where you live and what it says in the bottle.

The Expert answers:

Aluminum cans vary at what you get for them. If use the penny a can approach, that is a safe estimate.

Other things you can recycle for money, you need to call around your area to see who is paying for the materials, not everyone pays on these…
Clean copper brings some decent money, recyclers are going to vary on what you get paid and there are some restrictions in some states concerning copper pipe and tubing. If you do get some, remove any solder- just cut the pipe off where there is no solder, and put those chunks into a container because they will buy those too if they are buying copper- they are just paying more the clean copper. So scrape off any paint too.

Scrap aluminum, extrusions like picture frames, cast aluminum like old lawnmower engines, sheet/rolled. (like siding) These need to be cleaned of any other metals, like nails, bolts screws etc. Although sometimes you can get a penny a pound for “breakage” like a complete lawnmower engine.
Old motors and transformers.
Wire,
Magnesium,
non magnetic stailess steel,
brass, sort these by color of red or yellow
lead and old car batteries
Wire in some cases with the insulation intact. Don’t pollute the air or irritate your neighbors by burning wire to remove insulation- that is a bad thing because if you get caught- you get fined, and how much volume of material can determine how big the fine is sometimes.
Steel and iron really do not pay to try collect them on small scale. Large scale is a different matter.
Electronic scrap- The boards, and components- some will pay for them sorted along certain criteria and these must be removed the unit. So with a VCR for example, the cabinet needs to go away. Inside there is circuit board, usually a number of motors, usually at least 3. One of those motors drives the tape heads which are mounted in a sizable piece of aluminum billet.

In short- anything metal is recyclable, but some metals (mainly those that a magnet will stick to) require a large volume to make them a worthwile endeavor. The other metals are graded in certain and specific ways, and with a little bit of effort on your part to “clean them up” will increase what you get for them.

The Expert answers:

Call the shop and explain to them what you are trying to recycle there. Rates vary from State to State and even from one end of town to the next. In other words we don’t know where you are located at and therefore can’t even give you the link to your closest recycler and their prices.

I have a link to a Spokane, Washington Recycler that quotes their current prices. Take a look and see where your guard rails would fit in. What kind of metal are they made off?…. Etc.

Do not assume that their prices are anywhere near what you can get in your neighborhood or state and be prepared to prove where those guard rails came from because they fall into a class of items recyclers are not allowed to take unless you can prove to be the legal owner.

Here is the link I talked about… Remember that I don’t know where you live because you didn’t think it was important to mention it…

Http://www.earthworksrecycling.com/prices/index.html#buying

The Expert answers:

Hi, I searched on earth911.com and found a number of recycling centers for plastic bottles in Chicago area.

** City of Chicago Curbside Recycling Program – Chicago, IL 60602
They accept plastic beverage bottles, plastic bottles, plastic jugs and many other materials. You can contact them at (312) 744-4611

** City of Chicago Recycling Drop-off Program – Near South – 1758 S Clark St, Chicago, IL 60616
(312) 744-5000

** City of Chicago Recycling Drop-off Program – West Loop –1519 W Warren Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607

** City of Chicago Recycling Drop-off Program – Chicago Center for Green Technology
445 N Sacramento Blvd, Chicago, IL 60612

** City of Chicago Recycling Drop-off Program – Douglas Park
1359 S Tompson Dr, Chicago, IL 60612

Check the following page for more details:
http://search.earth911.com/?what=Plastic+Bottles&where=chicago&latitude=&longitude=&country=&province=&city=

If none of these centers are close to where you live, you can enter the zip code or address of your area in the searching box to get the results you want.

Besides, here is a complete listing for “City of Chicago Drop-off Center Locations”, take a look at it to find the nearest one.
** Golf Course Lot at Warren Park — 2045 W. Pratt Blvd.
** Caldwell Woods Forest Preserve — 6358 W. Devon Ave
** Far North Side — 6441 N. Ravenswood
** Chevailier Woods Forest Preserve — 5530 N. East River Road
** Schiller Woods East Forest Preserve — 8700 W. Irving Park Road
** Portage Park Neighborhood — 4243 N. Neenah
** 17th District Police Station — 4649 N. Pulaski
** City Service Yard— 2817 N. Natoma Ave.
** Horner Park — 4201 N. California
** Riis Park — 6241 W. Wrightwood
** Hermosa Community — 4619 W. Homer

http://www.chicagorecycling.org/dropoff.htm

But remember, these organizations are non-profit. So, you might get any money from them. By contrast, the following centers will pay a certain amount of money for the water bottles. Call them to get more info:
Universal Scrap –http://www.universalscrap.com – (312) 666-0011
Recycling Centers –http://www.recyclingcenters.org – (773) 252-1989 or (312) 226-0473
Resource Center Chicago –http://www.resourcecenterchicago.org – (773) 493-1470 or (773) 821-1351
Recycling Services –http://www.recyclingservices.com – (773) 247-2070

Hope this info can help you. Good luck!

The Expert answers:

You can recycle your plastic water bottles for money at Covenant Plastics: 14510 Beaumont Hwy, Houston, TX 77049; Phone: 281-458-3660. – See more at: http://www.chacha.com/question/where-can-you-recycle-plastic-water-bottles-for-money-in-houston%2C-texas#sthash.kNpwlf4g.dpuf

The Expert answers:

Any aluminum that you recycle will get you money. Obviously the more the better but cans don’t weigh very much and the amount you get is based on weight so that’s not a good way to go.