Collecting cans in Poland - how much per can?

osiol:

I'm waiting for the price of copper to go up. (Actually I'm not really keeping an eye on it). I do have a load of copper pipes in my shed and I also have the ability to do a bit of plumbing here and there and replace copper with plastic pipe, but that would feel a bit like selling the family silver. Not that I inherited the stuff directly.

hu_manThreads: 8 Posts: 155 Joined: Jan 8, 08	Edited by: Moderator Apr 13, 09, 00:08 / #
In poland it seems common place for the not so fortunate to collect tin cans "Beer cans" is anyone able to tell me how much they get per can? Just wondering.

miraThreads: - Posts: 142 Joined: Jan 28, 09	Apr 13, 09, 00:25 / #
5 grosze I think.

ms80000Threads: - Posts: 8 Joined: Feb 9, 09	Apr 13, 09, 01:31 / #
1 kg = 3 - 5 zł 1kg = 67cans x 0.33l or 53cans x 0.5l

wildroverThreads: 180 Posts: 8,188 Joined: Jun 7, 07	Apr 13, 09, 01:45 / #
Wow....i shall have to check out the bin by my bonfire.....i could be a millionaire.....!

z_dariusThreads: 22 Posts: 5,091 Joined: Oct 18, 07	Apr 13, 09, 03:27 / #
hu_man: In poland it seems common place for the not so fortunate to collect tin cans "Beer cans" is anyone able to tell me how much they get per can? Just wondering. Why don't you just take a student loan or learn a decent trade ;)

HatefulBunch397Threads: - Posts: 1,018 Joined: Nov 5, 08	Apr 13, 09, 03:48 / #
Hey, there's no shame in recycling. Have you thought about copper? People make a few extra $$$ around here on copper too.

z_dariusThreads: 22 Posts: 5,091 Joined: Oct 18, 07	Apr 13, 09, 04:13 / #
HatefulBunch397: Hey, there's no shame in recycling. Have you thought about copper? People make a few extra $$$ around here on copper too. I'm not against recycling at all. We did that in Poland at least since early 1970's. I even got a thank you letter from school for recycling. I recycled glass bottles for cash too. But I was 10 at the time and wanted to save up some money for books. It worked, but it wasn't the most effective way.

pawianThreads: 90 Posts: 5,395 Joined: May 30, 08	Apr 13, 09, 10:15 / #
z_darius: I'm not against recycling at all. We did that in Poland at least since early 1970's. I even got a thank you letter from school for recycling. I recycled glass bottles for cash too. But I was 10 at the time and wanted to save up some money for books. It worked, but it wasn't the most effective way. I did it too but it wasn`t exactly recycling. The collected bottles were refilled after washing. It worked, but it wasn't the most effective way. Yes, today I make a living in a different way.

hu_manThreads: 8 Posts: 155 Joined: Jan 8, 08	Apr 13, 09, 12:16 / #
z_darius: Why don't you just take a student loan or learn a decent trade ;) LOL Thanks people for the response, serious just wondering if my memory serves correct its about 1p a can in england take alot of cans to make a decent wage ;0 I wonder who the biggest earner is through can collecting, and how much he earns lol

dcchrisThreads: 11 Posts: 687 Joined: Oct 29, 07	Apr 13, 09, 13:50 / #
hmm a new business. exporting cans to england from poland for recycling haha

sledzThreads: 29 Posts: 3,202 Joined: Sep 19, 06	Apr 13, 09, 14:38 / #
hu_man: able to tell me how much they get per can? I save my Aluminun cans and give them to this homeless guy. Now Copper thats a different story, I`ll pick scrap up off jobsites like old gutters, plumbing and roof flashings, I can make an extra hundred bucks with one load. At $1.25 per pound its adds up quick:)

osiolThreads: 59 Posts: 4,714 Joined: Jul 25, 07	Apr 13, 09, 15:04 / #
I'm waiting for the price of copper to go up. (Actually I'm not really keeping an eye on it). I do have a load of copper pipes in my shed and I also have the ability to do a bit of plumbing here and there and replace copper with plastic pipe, but that would feel a bit like selling the family silver. Not that I inherited the stuff directly. One of my vices is that I drink expensive coffee that comes in aluminium tins. I was saving these up until a certain someone threw a year's worth away without me noticing until it was too late. It still builds up fairly quickly. People tell me to recycle. I'll send glass off to be recycled, but certainly not valuable metals.

wildroverThreads: 180 Posts: 8,188 Joined: Jun 7, 07	Apr 13, 09, 16:26 / #
osiol: I'm waiting for the price of copper to go up. I thought it was going up...mainly due to people stealing the stuff from the wiring of electric sub stations and railway lines....

z_dariusThreads: 22 Posts: 5,091 Joined: Oct 18, 07	Apr 13, 09, 16:42 / #
osiol: I'm waiting for the price of copper to go up. (Actually I'm not really keeping an eye on it). I do have a load of copper pipes in my shed and I also have the ability to do a bit of plumbing here and there and replace copper with plastic pipe, but that would feel a bit like selling the family silver. Not that I inherited the stuff directly. Tell us the whole truth how you got it :) When I lived in NYC a buddy of mine, a contractor, complained that one night someone stole all the brand new copper gutters and rain piping from a 6 story building. Also gone were most water pipes inside. They had been installed over a period of a few weeks, just a couple days prior to the theft. He was pissed off and yet he admired the skill of the thieves who were able to strip the building overnight. In Ontario municipalities and electrical utilities companies complain about continuous theft of wiring, aluminum road signs etc. The losses go in the millions.