My new advertising

[rewalston]

Fantastic job Joe. I'm still working at it btw I think I'm up to two pounds now :lol:

 

[schomisch]

Wow Congrats Joem keep up the great work!! =))

~Chris!~

 

[joem]

I have been asked to collect at a freecycle event here in ottawa on saturday. Last year they had a 5 ton and trailer filled with items. I'll post pictures. Now off to find a truck big enough.

 

[joem]

This is my wife's brain child. It's an added team up between my e-waste collecting and her winter time feed the cold and hungry project she does.
1000 computers for 1000 meals. Here is the web site.
http://www.1000meals.ca
If you would like a generic copy of the site to do the same in your city just let me know and I will zip it up for you as long as you actually feed people with the computers you get.

 

[glorycloud]

Nice thought Joe. I like it!

 

[lazersteve]

Wow Joem,

Tell your wife she hit a home run with this idea. I'm going to see if my wife and daughter want to do this same thing in our area.

Steve

 

[joem]

I have been asked to collect at a freecycle event here in ottawa on saturday. Last year they had a 5 ton and trailer filled with items. I'll post pictures. Now off to find a truck big enough.

My e-waste recycler has agreed to place and pick up a roll off bin at the location for me. They will sort and weigh the items and then pay me on weight. MY printer is making me some signs and Business cards to match my web site. LOOKING GOOD. :lol:

 

[joem]

After waiting 4 hours so I can direct the guy where to put the e-waste bin it arrives and ready for my e-waste event. There was a close call. As I was crossing the street a car came speeding around the corner and clipped my shirt with his passenger side mirror. I did a jump back with my arms out or else I would have some serious leg damage. He kept going, never stopped to see if I was ok. :evil:

 

[joem]

Well the free cycle event ( people bring what they want and take what they want freely) went slow but I still was able to fill 1/3 bin, gave out a number of business cards, brought home about 50 pounds of copper wire and a few choice electronics ( most e-waste is required by law to stay in the bin), and was asked to return in the spring for the really big event. YES, I just bumped off a very large e-waste company all because I was kind and helped people carry heavier items ( such as dressors) to their cars when I was not busy. The big recycler did not help out last year.

 

[NobleMetalWorks]

Nice event, it's heartening to see people out there, acting as humans and making things happen.

Congratulations!

Scott

 

[joem]

I just realised this thread started over two years ago and the main theme is just as relevent and it was then; Just keep going at it, keep learning, read and apply what you have learned from here in your own way with the skill set you already possess, if you can shake a hand and say hi then you can say that you collect e-waste. Very soon you will find that copper coins turn to into silvers, then quicker silver coins into gold. The same can be said about your experince. At the start of this thread I had very little gold and a lot of coppers. Now thanks to this forum I still have a lot of coppers but with that I also have added silvers, and increased my gold a little bit more. I still have not met all my goals but hey, if I did then the fun doing this would not be as fun to me. A humble thanks to all those on the forum whom guide us, even though we may do it in a new or different way you do not agree with, it is still done with each mentor and moderator voice ringing in our ears and your guidance within our hearts. Now let's get back to scrapping and precious metals recovery.

 

[CBentre]

I just realised this thread started over two years ago and the main theme is just as relevent and it was then; Just keep going at it, keep learning, read and apply what you have learned from here in your own way with the skill set you already possess, if you can shake a hand and say hi then you can say that you collect e-waste. Very soon you will find that copper coins turn to into silvers, then quicker silver coins into gold. The same can be said about your experince. At the start of this thread I had very little gold and a lot of coppers. Now thanks to this forum I still have a lot of coppers but with that I also have added silvers, and increased my gold a little bit more. I still have not met all my goals but hey, if I did then the fun doing this would not be as fun to me. A humble thanks to all those on the forum whom guide us, even though we may do it in a new or different way you do not agree with, it is still done with each mentor and moderator voice ringing in our ears and your guidance within our hearts. Now let's get back to scrapping and precious metals recovery.

Where's the Like button Joe? Good Job. My event is just started, could use some of those great ad ideas. Recycle your electronics to help cure cancer for the holidays. Not too sure how it will play out but hope that people still have a decent heart to understand that it's for the greater good.

 

[joem]

You can only try it and see how it works out.

 

[joem]

Yes, this adds another income source. I now have a buyer for compact discs. All those copies of pirated software and AOL cds are now worth 8 cents a pound

 

[joem]

I'm so excited, it's confirmed. We are moving into a single house with a huge double garage. My wife will run her home business inside and I will create a sorting bin/box/workshop system in the garage. It allows me to put up shelves to sort the various ewaste I sell to a few repair and reseller who come to my home and give me cash and room for kids bikes that I trip over. I like cash I don't tripping. I attached a few pictures ( the stuff is the previous owners) I move December 1st. The picture with the stools is an indoor workshop (only half the room is shown).

 

[darshevo]

Congrats on the new digs. Looks like a nice big place for you guy to enjoy

 

[joem]

Well the hammer has come down. Both my recyclers have given lower prices on red / purple / and beige motherboards stating lower metal yields. They also dropped the price on tin ram. They used to group these all together. They mentioned other price drops coming as well but would not tell me details. But my good news is I brought in the black beast full of TVs and monitors today and got $60. Put $20 in gas drove to a small town close by and paid the computer store $40 dollars for a van load ( they also tore down and sorted all items - bonus) and I returned to the city and cashed it all in for $240. It was a good day.

 

[xALmoN]

Here is a take on the grim reaper

2 years late, but..

can i use this for my scrap collection efforts? pretty please!?

I'm in australia, so i wont be a competitor to you.

Cheers!

 

[joem]

Here is a take on the grim reaper

2 years late, but..

can i use this for my scrap collection efforts? pretty please!?

I'm in australia, so i wont be a competitor to you.

Cheers!

Sure can. Wait until this weekend. I'm putting together a free for members download site with all sorts of advertising to use.

 

[xALmoN]

beautiful.

thanks joem!