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

[Tuckervill]

I drive by the local scrap yard every day I drive, that's why I can fling it over the fence! It's not worth anything, anyway. Might as well give it away.

Karen

[Irulan]

recycling bins

I know of very few communities that pick up scrap metal in the bins. Due to sorting and storage issues, and different alloys, most community bins are pretty specific as to what they'll take. When you put the wrong in thing in a bin it creates extra work for the sorters, and the item will most likely end up in the trash.

At a metal recycler, they sort the metals with giant magnets and other devices depending on the alloy. I really don't get the "throw it over the fence" thing. That's basically littering. Sure those places look messy, but why make extra work for people? Why not take 3 minutes to pull in and hand it to them?

Our company has a regional scarp metal recycler as a client: it's pretty interesting some of the things you can recycle: aluminum screen window frames, brass pluming parts, old chairs...

[Aggie_Ama]

My LBS takes chains and used CO2 then goes to the metal recycler themselves. Easier than doing it myself even though I know they are getting money for it but I don't feel like dealing with it for a little cash.

You could also degrease it and make a cool looking picture frame like Resource Revival does. That is what I did with one of mine.

[Irulan]

My LBS takes chains and used CO2 then goes to the metal recycler themselves. Easier than doing it myself even though I know they are getting money for it but I don't feel like dealing with it for a little cash.

oh, good idea!! Scrap metal rrices are pretty low right now on some kinds so I'm sure It's not a big chunk of change to "donate".

[Ana]

I will look into the scrap metal recycling facility

Thanks!

[Tuckervill]

Oh, I was just kidding about throwing it over the fence. I think it's a funny picture, watching the chain fly over the car in slo-mo...weeeeeee....crash. But the reason I even thought of it is because I do drive by the scrap metal place every day, and I was surprised there wasn't one near the OP>

Karen

recycling bins

I know of very few communities that pick up scrap metal in the bins. Due to sorting and storage issues, and different alloys, most community bins are pretty specific as to what they'll take. When you put the wrong in thing in a bin it creates extra work for the sorters, and the item will most likely end up in the trash.

At a metal recycler, they sort the metals with giant magnets and other devices depending on the alloy. I really don't get the "throw it over the fence" thing. That's basically littering. Sure those places look messy, but why make extra work for people? Why not take 3 minutes to pull in and hand it to them?

Our company has a regional scarp metal recycler as a client: it's pretty interesting some of the things you can recycle: aluminum screen window frames, brass pluming parts, old chairs...