Will someone add my old chain to a scrap metal pile and recycle it?

[Ana]

Does anyone have a scrap metal pile to which I could send my old chain to be recycled?

Thanks!

[Tuckervill]

You don't have a scrap metal place in Ann Arbor? I'd just drive by and toss it over the fence. lol.

Karen

[Irulan]

You don't have a scrap metal place in Ann Arbor? I'd just drive by and toss it over the fence. lol.

Karen

Lots of places weight out the metal and sometimes give you money for it. Why not walk it in the door? Just because recycling places look messy doesn't mean you should contribute to the mess.

[Trek420]

Contact these people and see if you can ship them a chain or two

http://www.teamestrogen.com/prodRR_12A.html

[Mr. SR500]

I can scrap it for you if you need another source...

[OakLeaf]

Save up all your steel (jar lids, food cans, etc.) and run it out to the recycling center once in a while. Or maybe there are recycling bins near one of your usual routes to work, shopping, etc.

If you're recycling for an environmental benefit, then fuel expenditure is a real part of the equation. Don't mail your chain to someone else or drive to the recycling center with nothing but your chain. But I can't believe there aren't recycling bins somewhere near you. The scrap yard will definitely work too, although I doubt if a chain weighs enough to be worth even a penny.

[Ana]

I also have an inner tube that needs to be recycled. Is it common for bike shops to take them?

I'll have to call around

[ny biker]

I also have an inner tube that needs to be recycled. Is it common for bike shops to take them?

I'll have to call around

Around where I live, it's not common, but I do know a shop that collects tubes and tires for recycling. So yeah, I would call around and ask.

(p.s. to anyone in the DC area, the shop of which I speak is Conte's, both in Arlington and Betheda.)