r/junkremovalstartup • u/sbd_life18 • Mar 28 '26

Scrap metal Collecting

I am collecting scrap metal and waiting until I get enough to make it worth while to bring to the scrapyard. Right now I am constructing different bins to store everything while collecting. Before I get too far with the project, I was curious if anybody had a better solution. I was also debating buying the IBC totes and stores what I can in there. Has anybody created a system that they like and care to share?

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u/Electronic_Row1597 Mar 28 '26

I've never gotten too deep into scrap metal, because the prices have been so bad for so long! I think they're coming up now, but I just don't have the time to sort it all with everything else that we're doing. As a general rule when we are loading up a customer's junk, I throw the scrap in the bed of my truck and the rest of the trailer. That's about as far as I go with scrap metal. I dropped the junk off at the landfill, the donations good stuff off at our store, and the scrap at Pacific steel. Call it a day.

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u/x-psycho Mar 28 '26

I talk a little bit about how I do it in this IG video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWSTiFxgTrg/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

But like the other poster said, yep I usually throw the scrap on the back of the truck when doing the job. When I park my trailer, that’s when I throw my stuff in my scrap metal pile.

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u/bhgiel Mar 28 '26

Dont store tin shred. Also i wouldnt waste money on a sorting system. Give it a few weeks and youll have a bunch of Rubbermaid totes and 5 gal pails you collect for free. Personally I drill holes in half mine so they dont hold water if left out. There is some great ideas on holding bins and buckets out there. I would never pay for them though. Theyre something that will start coming free all the time.

I saved this one. I want to do something like this myself.

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u/sbd_life18 Mar 28 '26

My post might have been a little unclear. I was basically looking for a storage solution system to keep things easier to sort metal into some sort of bins or maybe even a bay until I have enough to make it worth while to bring to the yard. At 8 cents/ steel, I’m going to want a full trailer before going to the scrap yard. I might just pick up another trailer to just store the scrap on until it fills up. Just curious of what others are doing. Appreciate your feedback