Scrap metal collection
Discussion
BlackLabel said:
ShiningWit said:
Since the new laws were introduced collecting scrap as a 'job' is nowhere near as appealing.
Hopefully the thefts are down as well then.I've seen whole cars stolen and scrapped before now, they can't do that either (have to prove ownership).
I use a relations remotely situated garage to stash an old car and bits and pieces in there, it was recently broken into, they stole nothing despite it being stacked with stuff they could have weighed in (including alloy wheels). Ok, it might not have been what they were looking for, but you'd have thought they would have taken some stuff if they could have weighed it in.
Having recently gutted and refitted my bathroom, I had a small amount of scrap in skip, rad, a little copper and old bath.
I also had a 4m section of stack pipe that I initially assessed as cast. Having gone at it with a grinder, it turned out to be asbestos. Lump hammer solved that quickly and it was laid out next to skip.
Knock on the door and a request to go through the skip for scrap. After they left, I noticed all the asbestos was gone but they couldn't be arsed to take the bath where most of the scrap weight is.
"Finding" asbestos on the next job they're on will be a decent earner.
I also had a 4m section of stack pipe that I initially assessed as cast. Having gone at it with a grinder, it turned out to be asbestos. Lump hammer solved that quickly and it was laid out next to skip.
Knock on the door and a request to go through the skip for scrap. After they left, I noticed all the asbestos was gone but they couldn't be arsed to take the bath where most of the scrap weight is.
"Finding" asbestos on the next job they're on will be a decent earner.
Agrispeed said:
I thought that there were ways around the cheque thing? For example the scrappy give cheques and then also cashes them.
Certainly anything metal that's not chained down is still being nicked here.
I heard they pay in cash - for small amounts?Certainly anything metal that's not chained down is still being nicked here.
Cheque Cashing is available at Cash Converters (and other outfits) for a fee...
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