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Now we have opened our doors we are starting to collect old parts off cars that do not go back as cores. As most customers don't want their parts back what's the best method of disposal? If we trash them the scrapers/dumpster divers take them. Is it worth the trouble to try to take them in for scrap?

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There's nothing worse than a bunch of old, bent, and discarded car parts laying around a shop. I think it just looks junkie and un-kept. I have one spot I put all my metal scrap (in a barrel if possible) and let the "junk lady" pick them up. She comes by every week and hauls it off. Yea, sure... she's making a buck on it, but that's OK with me. Everybody has to make a living and that's how she does it. Besides, once in a great while she'll have something on her truck that I might be able to use. Such as a piece of 1/4 steel plate one time, came in handy too. Stuff like that.

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I have a guy who comes to pick up our scrap. Very nice gentlemen whom if makes any sense is a lot more professional than the other knuckle heads picking up scrap. He even brought us his daughter's car for service, an X5 go figure :) He does give us some money for our scrap, it is highly competitive around here, there is a new junk scrap guy that comes around at least 1-2 times per week looking to pick up and buy scrap.

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We have a scrap man that comes to our shop and pays cash for metal scrap. Found him on Craigslist.

Exactly. Scrap steel goes for $0.13/lb in Atlanta. Or you could post it in the craigslist free section, and you'll have 500 scrap guys at your door within ten minutes.

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I keep ours scrap in a few 55 gallon drums then sort it out and break it down every couple of months on a slow day. We break down radiators, water pumps and thermostat among other things so we can get top dollar. The guys seam to enjoy it I think because it's a good stress relief smashing things with hammers and cutting open crap with out worrying about damage unlike the normal day to day routine. Usually get around $300.

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We have a spot out of the way where we save all metal junk parts. I sell the rotors for market value to the scrapers that come around. Same with the other junk except cats, sell them to a dedicated converter recycler for top dollar. Don't give it away rotors are worth. $2 each at the yard and $1-$1.50 on site. When prices are up we get 5 guys a week asking for metal . Some bigger places will put a metal bin on your site and pay you when it's full. It buys a nice dinner for your family or save up the junk for a year and go on vacation with it. It adds up.

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