What Going Rate for Scrap Metal in Your Area?

[davbell22602]

Scrap metal prices depend on gas prices. Right now regular gas is cheap at $3.25 per gallon. So scrap metal is $8.50 per 100 pound.

 

[exotion]

Scrap metal prices depend on gas prices. Right now regular gas is cheap at $3.25 per gallon. So scrap metal is $8.50 per 100 pound.

Just called we are at .0975 a pound or 9.75 per 100 lb

 

[ILENGINE]

In my area it is going for $220/ton.

 

[Carscw]

In my area it is going for $220/ton.

So that's 11 cents a pound.

 

[Carscw]

Here are some pics of me and my son scrapping one of our sand dredge setups.

 

[wjjones]

Just called we are at .0975 a pound or 9.75 per 100 lb

Last I heard its about the same here.

 

[midnite rider]

Got $13 at the local recycling center for a leaking 40 gallon gas water heater I replaced last week.

 

[Two-Stroke]

Here are some pics of me and my son scrapping one of our sand dredge setups.

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Was that used to dredge a channel in a river? Just curious.

 

[Carscw]

Was that used to dredge a channel in a river? Just curious.

We pumped sand out of the river and sold it to mostly concret companies.
We still have one site left.

A few years ago there was 12 sites dredging sand out of the. Chattahoochee River around Atlanta now I think there are 3.

Some people go fishing or hunting to relax I like to sit on the river pumping sand.
It's very relaxing when things are running as they should.

It's one of them jobs if your bored your making money if your working hard your not making money.

 

[Two-Stroke]

We pumped sand out of the river and sold it to mostly concret companies.
We still have one site left.

A few years ago there was 12 sites dredging sand out of the. Chattahoochee River around Atlanta now I think there are 3.

Some people go fishing or hunting to relax I like to sit on the river pumping sand.
It's very relaxing when things are running as they should.

It's one of them jobs if your bored your making money if your working hard your not making money.

Thanks for explaining that. I thought it was probably for navigation but I guess it's also a good way to get sand.