Scrap prices increase - so does competition

The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese. Think about it.

Local shredder feed prices have increased from .095 to .1025 cents per pound. Aluminum cans from 52 cents to 65 cents. This is good news for scrappers - more money per load. But it also means there is greater competition.

Prices increased, and I have had a more difficult time finding scrap. I have the best luck going out at 1 or 2pm the afternoon before trash day. You get the early birds and first dibs at good scrap. Also, I have found that most people discarding large items tend to put them on the curb earlier.

With Daylight Savings Time, you have to get up pretty darned early to beat the others, and I have never been an early riser.