I was thinking of setting up a recycling business, but i'm not sure what things can be recycled, and how do people make money out of recycling? Any answers or suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thank you for all answers in advance :)
2007-07-07 16:51:23 · 8 answers · asked by avel 1 in Environment ➔ Green Living
Lots of business make money at recycling. Automobile dismantlers have been doing it since autos were invented. There were junkyards selling metal and used clothing before THAT. There were ragpickers collecting shredded clothing to sell to paper mills in early America and Europe.
Currently, many people are in the business of buying scrap metal and reselling it to foundries. Of course, you see people collecting cans and plastic bottles. Who do you think they sell them to?
I used to be in the scouts. We would sometime have a paper drive, where we'd go around the neighborhood, collecting old newspaper, then take it to a local paper recycler. We would do this as a fund raiser.
2007-07-07 17:06:22 · answer #1 · answered by Vince M 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can make a business out of recycling but its hard, you need existing infrastructure to break down or melt down whatever is being recycled. If you do not have that existing infrastructure you will have to build it and that can cost a lot of money.
Almost anything can be recycled. Matter of fact, I cannot think of anything that can't be recycled in some form or another.
A lot of recycling places now a days are specialized, they deal specifically with metals, computers, yard waste, whatever.
2007-07-08 09:06:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Avel, even more important in today's world, is what do we do with all the materials we recycle? Aluminum is reused to make more aluminum products, many other metals can be reused as well. Some of the clever uses of unwanted consumer products are tires which have been shredded to make filler for playground equipment, plastics which become new plastic products, and paper which is reused for many other paper products. Read the packaging of products you use -those that have a reuse already will tell you they are reusable or recyclable.
Where is the new challenge? In products that can be reused, but currently has no, or too few, reuses at the moment. Examine products for how you could reuse them. You will eventually think up a product you can turn pre-used products into. Best of luck to you -and to us when your idea goes gold!
2007-07-08 01:02:16 · answer #3 · answered by Jeanne B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely! Pretty much anything can be recycled. I do this for a living and belive me or not. My spouse and I make a good living. besides the cans and plastics. there is metal aluminum, brass, copper, iron, . these can be found in your household or around your yard.
2007-07-08 01:42:02 · answer #4 · answered by ms.yvonni 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't get into a business you know nothing about, you will loose your , can we say ***? O.K. Behind. Do alot of investagating before you sink your money into something you know nothing about. Look on the containers, they will tell you if it is recyclable or not.
2007-07-08 00:01:54 · answer #5 · answered by cprucka 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Recycling is not and can not be profitable. That is why local cities have to subsidize it.
2007-07-08 01:18:47 · answer #6 · answered by Mike 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Collect all metalic items and concentrate on this first.Well its a start anyway.
2007-07-08 02:13:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can save aluminum cans-glass bottles -paper [all this can be sold at most salvage yards]
2007-07-08 06:47:02 · answer #8 · answered by booge 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋