I am learning the trash truck routes and trash collection days for the city. You have to get up early if you want to beat the pros.
It amazes me how many people are doing this, and yet there seems to be no shortage of scrap. My eyes were opened to the possibilities of turning scrap into cash when I realized that any metal trash lasted less than an hour on the curb on trash night.
We have an old lady with a shopping cart that works our neighborhood, picking the recycling bins clean fo aluminum cans. I stopped disposing of the cans because she would pick ourt other trash and leave it on the ground when she was sorting through the bin for the aluminum.
By being lazy and inconsiderate, she lost a good source of aluminum. I didn't know how much the cans would bring, but I figured if people were going to be slobs, I was going to remove their temptation. On my first trip to the scrap yard I had accumulated over 100 pounds of aluminum cans over a three year period.
I suppose that since I am sharing my experiences, I should also create a code for scrappers. The Scrapping Code. Rule number one, be considerate of others. They are doing you a favor by putting valuable scrap out for you to profit by. The least you can do is try to leave their yard neat when you are done.
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