Many homeowners see rubbish removal as being an often daunting task. This is why the only thing you may want to do is to just take out the garbage and hope that someone collects it. That said you can save or even make some money if you take out your own garbage. Things like metal containers, plastic bottles, glass bottles, mirrors, old pianos etc., can all fetch you scrap prices at recycling plants.
Start by sorting everything out
If you want to start taking out your own garbage start by sorting out everything from the very beginning. The easiest way is to have three waste bins. You can label each bin plastic, metal, and glass. You can have a fourth bin where you just dispose of organic waste. This makes sorting everything prior to heading over to the recycling plant easier.
Storage space
Generally, unless you're running a commercial outlet you're not going to collect enough plastic, metal and glass items from your home. In order to make this venture viable you'll have to let it sit around for a week to a month. So, ideally you need to have some sort of storage space outside where you can store all the items as they collect. A large metal covered bin works best but you can also settle for a shed where you store all the junk you've collected.
Contact the nearest recycling plant
Most recycling plants specialize in either metal, glass or plastic. There are very few plants that will buy everything from you. So you need to contact all the nearest plants (around a 10 KM radius) and find out what they will buy from you. You can then map out a route to drop off all the items perhaps on a weekend.
Stay safe
Anytime you deal with waste materials and junk make sure that you wear gloves. You'll also want to store everything until it's sold in a safe place away from pets and kids. Soda bottles, beer bottles, metal oil cans and plastic bottles etc., should all be rinsed prior to storing in order to reduce the instance of germs and viruses.
How much can you make?
This is the million dollar question especially since you're going to spend on fuel driving to and from the recycling plants around where you live. On average you can expect to make around $10 to $50 depending on how much junk you collect. Generally, speaking if you don't have enough you might as well wait till at least you have 10lbs of stuff you can sell. You can use a weight machine prior to determining if it's a good time to visit the plant. This may not be a lot of money but it will cover fuel expenses and you are doing the environment a favor. However, if you don't have the time you can always hire a professional junk collector who will pick up everything from your home. These rubbish removal experts are often free for certain types of materials but you'll not get paid because they (rubbish removers) make money by selling the items they pick up from your home.
All Trashis one of the leading rubbish removal services [http://www.alltrash.com.au/services/rubbish-removal/] in the greater Sydney area. We not only remove scrap but all other types of junk which may be on your property. Visit www.alltrash.com.au [http://www.alltrash.com.au] to hire us today.
Article provided by Josef Alex
Start by sorting everything out
If you want to start taking out your own garbage start by sorting out everything from the very beginning. The easiest way is to have three waste bins. You can label each bin plastic, metal, and glass. You can have a fourth bin where you just dispose of organic waste. This makes sorting everything prior to heading over to the recycling plant easier.
Storage space
Generally, unless you're running a commercial outlet you're not going to collect enough plastic, metal and glass items from your home. In order to make this venture viable you'll have to let it sit around for a week to a month. So, ideally you need to have some sort of storage space outside where you can store all the items as they collect. A large metal covered bin works best but you can also settle for a shed where you store all the junk you've collected.
Contact the nearest recycling plant
Most recycling plants specialize in either metal, glass or plastic. There are very few plants that will buy everything from you. So you need to contact all the nearest plants (around a 10 KM radius) and find out what they will buy from you. You can then map out a route to drop off all the items perhaps on a weekend.
Stay safe
Anytime you deal with waste materials and junk make sure that you wear gloves. You'll also want to store everything until it's sold in a safe place away from pets and kids. Soda bottles, beer bottles, metal oil cans and plastic bottles etc., should all be rinsed prior to storing in order to reduce the instance of germs and viruses.
How much can you make?
This is the million dollar question especially since you're going to spend on fuel driving to and from the recycling plants around where you live. On average you can expect to make around $10 to $50 depending on how much junk you collect. Generally, speaking if you don't have enough you might as well wait till at least you have 10lbs of stuff you can sell. You can use a weight machine prior to determining if it's a good time to visit the plant. This may not be a lot of money but it will cover fuel expenses and you are doing the environment a favor. However, if you don't have the time you can always hire a professional junk collector who will pick up everything from your home. These rubbish removal experts are often free for certain types of materials but you'll not get paid because they (rubbish removers) make money by selling the items they pick up from your home.
All Trashis one of the leading rubbish removal services [http://www.alltrash.com.au/services/rubbish-removal/] in the greater Sydney area. We not only remove scrap but all other types of junk which may be on your property. Visit www.alltrash.com.au [http://www.alltrash.com.au] to hire us today.
Article provided by Josef Alex