#1 plastic and Glass bottles

[hobo finds]

A new Recycling place opened up by me they are paying .80 a pound for alum cans. They also take #1 plastic bottles for .30 a pound and glass bottles / jars for .05 lb. AZ is not a deposit state. So I will save the plastic and glass and see how fast it adds up! Won't be giving it to the city in there recycling bins anymore...

[DemonWolfe]

what is #1 plastic bottles if I may ask, as far as I know no one around here will pay for anything like plastic or glass, its a shame, as much of it as there is i the ditches!

[hobo finds]

#1 plastic is water bottles, 2 ltr soda botles, gatorade...

[hobo finds]

I took down 87 lbs of glass bottles / jars @ .05 lb & 18 lbs of #1 plastic water btl @ .30 lb. Made $9.75 TTL Not realy worth it but better than giving it away to the city! LOL

[Brian B]

they keep it a closed market here in nyc but not for long they let u dump clean plastic for free it going to break open soon here to cant wait stockpiling the plastic now

Wouldn't you be farther ahead getting back the nickle deposit? A 24 oz. bottle from a 6-pack of Pepsi weighs one once. It would take 16 to make a pound. If NY pays the same as AZ it's .30. By getting the deposit you make .80. So basically you'd lose .50 a lb taking them to the scrapyard.

[hobo finds]

AZ is not a deposit state!

[diggummup]

they keep it a closed market here in nyc but not for long they let u dump clean plastic for free it going to break open soon here to cant wait stockpiling the plastic now

Wouldn't you be farther ahead getting back the nickle deposit? A 24 oz. bottle from a 6-pack of Pepsi weighs one once. It would take 16 to make a pound. If NY pays the same as AZ it's .30. By getting the deposit you make .80. So basically you'd lose .50 a lb taking them to the scrapyard.

There are only 10 states and 1 territory that have a bottle bill (refundable deposit).

•California
•Connecticut
•Guam
•Hawai'i
•Iowa
•Maine
•Massachusetts
•Michigan
•New York
•Oregon
•Vermont
http://www.bottlebill.org/about.htm

[Brian B]

AZ is not a deposit state!

I know. I wasn't talking about AZ. Did you see the quote in my post? the guy said he was stockpiling in NYC and that it was a closed market. I made no reference to you. Sorry for the confusion. I too live in a depositless state, but NYC is in NY which has deposit.

[hobo finds]

Well I knew it was too good to last! They stoped taking glass! But a new place is now taking #2 plastic bottles for .05 a lb.