Your Questions About Recycling
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Thomas asks…
Can I make ANY money recycling aluminum?
I heard they buy it in the ton but then why do the fire department and animal shelter collect aluminum cans if it is pointless? What about other scrap metals (like buying a trashed cars for $100) then selling the scrap is that worth anything?
The Expert answers:
Lots. Like the others said, whats your time worth? I work in the scrap business and see people every day that scrap for a living. Some make good money, 50 to 60 G’s a year. True, most yards buy by the ton, but you can sell less than a ton. If they are a legitimate business, their scales are certified by the department of agriculture and way to the pound. Go to your local yard and talk to the customers and workers, then call some local business that produce scrap and see if you can find enough to make it worth your time.
Chris asks…
Making money-Recycling bottles and cans?
I have been collecting plastic water bottles and cans for a community service project. Is there a place in Maine that will buy them from me in bunches instead of depositing them one by one?
The Expert answers:
Hmmm try your local council they might be able to help you
Call them +1 207 454 0461 this a number of a local council in Maine I don’t know if I got the dialing code correct.
Jenny asks…
Where can I get money for recycling pop cans in Northern Indiana?
I live in Knox Indiana, and lately cash is very tight. Where can I recycle cans for money around here? Cannot find it on the internet.
The Expert answers:
Isn’t Indiana one of the states that has a bottle law? This is where you get a $.05 refund per can/bottle. If so, all you have to do is take them into your local grocery store.
Susan asks…
How can you make a little pocket money recycling?
I want to make a little extra cash so is there any place I can go to recycle bottles and paper for money and how could I get more bottles without spending any money?
The Expert answers:
Alu cans, paying over 50 cents per pound. More if you have over 100 lbs. Millions of them along roadsides. Not only will you make money. But you are proving a free litter service and that alone is rewarding.
You will encounter other recyclables too. Take a box or bag with you
Nancy asks…
How can I make money recycling?
I am 15 years old and I need to save up money for a summer baseball camp I can go to so I can expand my knowledge in baseball. I have an idea about leaving a letter around my neighborhood explaining this so I can come around on a certain day to pick up plastics to recycle. But I need more suggestions.
The Expert answers:
Collect bottles
Laura asks…
Can you get money for recycling bottles and cans?
My parents and friends throw ALOT of cans and water bottles. so i’ve decided to collect them and pocket the money and donate it to charity. Where do i turn these bottles?
i have 3 huge plastic bags filled with plastics lol. might as well start a club for my school and give the money to Student Body lol.
The Expert answers:
Thats a really smart idea! And your saving the environment! It truly depends where you live if they will give you money off the cans. If they do… I think you should donate the money to a charity instead of your school….
You should really try to start a club at your school.
“HELP SAVE THE ONLY HOME WE HAVE!! EARTH!!”
=)
Helen asks…
Can soiled aluminum cans I find be recycled for money?
If so, are they purchased at the same price as clean cans? I thought about hosing them off, but that would waste a lot of water and it might throw off the weight when the recycling center weighs my delivery. Also, should I crush them? How much money does recycling centers in utah typically purchase them for?
The Expert answers:
Yes, dirty cans can be recycled. Just haul ’em it. Oh, and what recycling centers pay for cans typically is in direct relation to the price of aluminum.
Ken asks…
Can you get money for recycling cans? I don’t mean the soda bottle ones, i mean the food cans like peas and
such. If so, how much do you get per can? I know recycling companies get money for recycling things, but can an individual do it by only recycling regular food cans?
The Expert answers:
Where i live there isn’t a recycling place for food cans but a friend of mine who is kind of a penny pincher takes his old food cans to the scrap yard in town and they pay him for the total weight of the cans, but this is kind of hard because they make him clean out any food residue before they accept them.
Richard asks…
where can i get money for recycling cans in northwest suburbs of illinois?
Hi i am from the Schaumburg area, wondering where i would be able to bring my cans in.
The Expert answers:
Use google map. Type in your location then type in bottle depot and get directions.
Http://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&tab=wl
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