Besides aluminum cans, what else could one recycle for money?

Question

Any items used everyday?

Answer 1

I am of the opinion that Aluminum cans are one of, if not the only, commodity that an individual can recycle for cash.

Items like paper and cardboard are usually recycled in bulk by specialist recycling bulk recyclers. Steel cans have low yield in terms of how many or what weight you would need to make any cash from.

I remember some years ago, a box of items I bought in an auction that included an electric drill and a few tools plus a reel of copper wire which weighed about 15 pounds. I took the reel to the recycling depot and was surprised that it raised £15 at the time ($30 at current exchange rates) which paid for the repair to one of the drills (the motor needed changing, and I still have the drill).

I've also heard stories of gangs of cable layers who have paid for their hotel charges with lengths of copper cable.

The link below may give you some ideas.

Answer 2

rebar, copper, glass, paper, cardboard...etc.

Answer 3

Copper, but not much else. But you can call your recycling center and get a list of items they will accept what they are paying for them.

Answer 4

Any types of metals and even some plastics can be recycled for money. The best thing to do is call all the recycling yards and scrap yards in your area to find out what they take. You may have to go two different places but it is worth the saving our environment and the cash!

Answer 5

Paper, Steel, plastic, cardboard

Answer 6

I suppose it depends on where you live and what kinds of recycling facilities they have available.  Here in San Francisco, we recycle just about everything including food scraps (compost).  Newspaper, regular paper, plastics, styrofoam, glass, cardboard, CDs and floppy diskettes.

Answer 7

Just about anything that had value in it's original for, can be recyled. Metals are probably the easiest, such as the aluminum cans you mentioned, but other metals such as copper, steel, other aluminum products.

Of course there's always the precious metals too. For example, electronic printed circuit boards have a suprising amount of precious metals, including gold, copper, tin, lead, aluminum, etc. and if you can recover any of the components, they can sometimes be re-used, after all, re-use is also another form of recyling

Good luck in your recyling ventures.

Answer 8

SAVE OUR  EARTHQUAKE/TSUNAMI FREE

HELLO

I am S.Riya Subbu. I want to save our Earth with your help.

We are living under the control of Pancha Bhoot ( Water,Air,Fire,Earth, Universe).

Now frequently Earth Quake/Tsunami/Typhoon  is coming  all over World and destroying all Human beings/Livelihood/House/Building/Bridges... Stock  within a second. Also now days Global Warming is going on Alarmingly. Excess Rain/Flood destrying our Life.

Recently Canada  also face Earth Quake Problem. In Indonesia also facing Earth Quake Problem  frequently.

Please you all join with me to save our EARTH.

Do the following simple Systems in your House/Office/Working Place/Your Street/Your Society/Flat.

1.Are you saving  the following items in your House/Office/Work Place?

1. Current

2. Water

3.Petrol/Diesel/Kerosene

4.Gas ( LPG & CNG).

5.White Papper/News Paper

6. Wood

7. Cooking Oil

Note: the above all necessary for Day to Day Life. Please Try to Reduce the usage.

2. Are your Keeping your House free of the following items?

1.Plastic Free. Don’t Store Plastic Bags/Cups/Spoon( for example. Take Cotton Bag with you to market/Shopping)

2.Unutilised items like broken Cycle/Old TV Cover/broken Table/Chairs/Tyres/ Un Utilised/Non Repairable items like Bike/Car/Mixer/Washing Machine/Cooler/Utensils.

Note: Please Dispose this items which is not is use. Sent it for Re-Cycle.

3. What type of Conveyance are you using?

1.Car    2.Two Wheeler  3.Cycle 4.Using Public Transportation/Train

Note: Utilise Public Transportation/Sharing Auto/Car. You can avoid Traffic Jam/Parking Problem.Keep one two wheeler/One Car/One House for each family.( Don’t buy more than that). It will help us reduce Petrol Expenses/Pollution/Parking/Traffic Jam.

4. How many Children are you having

1. one  2. Two 3. More than Two 4. Unmarried

Note: Make one or Two Children only. Give them Good Food/Education/Shelter.

If population is more pollution is more.

5. Are Short out your Cub Board/Wardrobe?

1.Once in a Month  2. Once in 6 Months 3. Not at all doing  

Note: Short out Your Wardrobe/Cup Board/Working Table/House Kitchen free of unnecessary items. Give your Books/Old Pant/Saree/Shirt  to Poor/Needy.

6.What type of Gift are you giving to your Relatives & Friends?

1.Toys/Games 2. Greeting Card  3. Flower Bouque 4.Saplings like Rose/X- MasTree

Note: Please present Flowers/Anthorium Saplings/Rose/Seeds of Different type of Seeds as Gift to your Friends/Relatives.This will reduce the waste of Plastics Paper/Balloon/Wrapper/Cartoon Box.

AVOID

1. Avoid Smoking/Chewing Tobacco/pan and avoid Smoking/Spitting in Public Place. Smoking leads to Health disorder and it is leads to Cancer.

2. Avoid wasting Food in House/Function. If food is excess, please share the food with Poor. Take limited food in your Plate. Do not throw in dust Bin.

3. Avoid dumping Materials in House/Office. Be Plan before buying any Materials.

4. Avoid unnecessary Travels. Be plan before Travel.

5. Pray Rivers. But Do not throw Plastic Bags/Garbage on River. ( I have seen many people are throwing Garbage bag in river. Rivers are very Important for our Life.

6. Do not use Coluring Agent for Hair. It will make eye irritation/Stain in Shirt collar/Pillow Cover/Bed Sheets.

7. Do Simple Marriage. This will help us to save Money/Food/Transportation/ Reduce  arrangements etc.

Please Run Cycle (if your office/School is near to your Hose) for your Health/Wealth.

Running Cycle is keep your Body Fit. Also it helps us to reduce Petrol Bill/Pollution/Weight/Bulging Stomach/Obesity/Gas trouble in stomach and of course reduce your Petrol Bill/Medical Bill.

Please spread this Message to all your Family Members/Relation/Friends/Office Colleague/To  School /College/To your village/To your Society etc

S.RIYA  SUBBU

Please share your suggestion/Views with me thro  e.mail [e-mail]

Answer 9

hair and plastics