In the beginning when people began to make objects out of metal, they used gold, copper, and silver. These were the metals of choice because they were very pliable. Just as people learned to make objects from metal, they also learned that they could save time and the effort of searching for more metal by… Continue reading A Brief History of Scrap Metal
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He Picks Up Extra Cash Selling Free Scrap Metal
This morning was a rainy gray day. My son, who has a small handyman business, had some down time so he decided to make a trip to the scrap yard. For years, he has sold scrap metal occasionally, which has given him the ability to identify valuable metals by sight. When he spots metal in… Continue reading He Picks Up Extra Cash Selling Free Scrap Metal
Find & Sell Free Scrap Metal
My first recollection of recycling takes me back to when I was about twelve years old, searching the neighborhood and our family basement for empty soda bottles, with my brother . We would walk those bottles to our neighborhood A&P grocery store and cash them in for two cents each. I had four younger brothers… Continue reading Find & Sell Free Scrap Metal
