Do you know that you cannot take an air conditioning unit to the scrap yard without a notice signed by you saying from whence it came and who owned it?

 Yep!   The scrap metal industry has really had a booming business with thieves far and wide who would in the night remove folks AC unit from their homes and take them to the scrap yard for money. Gasp and…God saw it all.

I’m sorry to report.  The problem got so bad that the scrap yards were forced to ask for proof of where a unit came from and who it belonged to.

My Father and Mother’s property on the Westside of Jacksonville was so full of scrap metal that one guy took away 6 full loads in a 5 x 12  trailer piled at least 5 feet tall.  He and his girl friend were happy folks each time they completed a run to the scrap yard.

In this photo, is a small load of scrap that was on the back of our 10 acres.  Someone will be happy though because the bottom of the flat area is solid metal.  Metal does not bring much per pound but it adds up.. Oh! And, look at the tire rim! Ha!

Current Prices

• Insulated Copper Wire (Cat 5/6)$0.62/lb. …
• Aluminum NA. …
• Car Batteries$0.22-$0.26/lb. …
• Car Batteries$0.22-$0.26/lb. …
• Small Foreign Cat$82-$97/each. …
• Steel $0.03-$0.05/lb. Stainless Steel $0.23/lb. …
• Clean Green Motherboards$1.15/lb. Non-Green Motherboards$0.55/lb. …
• Carbide $5.32/lb. Carbide Inserts/Shapes$6.00-$6.75/lb.

Sources:  Google, Scrapmetalbuyers, Scrap and Recycling.

See you tomorrow,