Plastic scrap?
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Plastic scrap? Anyone know a place that takes plastic scrap and a rough estimate of how much a pound? Figure I'll just fill up a gooseneck and cash it instead of throwing it away.
I was surprised to find quite a few places by searching "places to have plastic recycled in houston" and "plastic scrap houston" in google.
http://www.greenrecyclingcenter.com/ is one
http://www.greenrecyclingcenter.com/ is one
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Nope but that's a good idea! I'm working in a machine shop making plastic push tools for oil rigs, we can fill up a dumpster in a day of solid plastic waste from the lathe. If we could make a few extra bucks and have the dumpster freed up for real trash it would be great. It's an awesome job though!
Scrap metal is great though, thinking about running a 40ft gooseneck through the country with a few friends and filling the whole thing up one day during spring break or summer for fun and seeing how it goes.
And I need a new name, I'm not really young anymore lol.
Scrap metal is great though, thinking about running a 40ft gooseneck through the country with a few friends and filling the whole thing up one day during spring break or summer for fun and seeing how it goes.
And I need a new name, I'm not really young anymore lol.
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Unless your filling that gooseneck with copper, stainless or even brass, you're not going to make much. Steel is only $10 per 100lbs so a ton is $200. Even then you still have to load it and waste gas hauling it. I sell copper scrap all the time. I will only haul steel once I have at least 5000 lbs or its damn near not worth messing with
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Nope but that's a good idea! I'm working in a machine shop making plastic push tools for oil rigs, we can fill up a dumpster in a day of solid plastic waste from the lathe. If we could make a few extra bucks and have the dumpster freed up for real trash it would be great. It's an awesome job though!
Scrap metal is great though, thinking about running a 40ft gooseneck through the country with a few friends and filling the whole thing up one day during spring break or summer for fun and seeing how it goes.
And I need a new name, I'm not really young anymore lol.
Scrap metal is great though, thinking about running a 40ft gooseneck through the country with a few friends and filling the whole thing up one day during spring break or summer for fun and seeing how it goes.
And I need a new name, I'm not really young anymore lol.
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Ive only done it once, filled up a truck bed in about 15 mins and made $100 split two ways, not bad.
Idk it adds up quick. The plastic is consistent though, need to find a way to get rid of all the waste, takes up a ton of space very quick.
Idk it adds up quick. The plastic is consistent though, need to find a way to get rid of all the waste, takes up a ton of space very quick.
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I'm a plumber so I come across a lot of scrap, I keep copper, brass and lead and usually wait about every 6 months depending on the price to turn it in. Use it to pay for a vacation or something nice for the house. I don't even bother with steel or anything else, not even worth it.
I'm a plumber so I come across a lot of scrap, I keep copper, brass and lead and usually wait about every 6 months depending on the price to turn it in. Use it to pay for a vacation or something nice for the house. I don't even bother with steel or anything else, not even worth it.
