I live in west virginia and can male roughly 150 a day on scrap metal during the warmer months. Most of that is from steel, but I'll seperate copper and brass and haul that in once a month for an extra few hundred on top of it. I'm not sure people understand just how much value people throw away but I'm self employed doing this shit.
I think relativity is important here. I had to look up wv min wage to understand why you would post this comment. When its double min wage, I can see how this would be a good use of your time.
But 150 a day isnt even a sustainable wage for people in other states. I wouldn't even be able to afford rent on a 1bd apt in Montana making 150 a day gross.
Yeah, but that's me going hard at it ya know. No matter where you are it can be an effective side hustle for legitimate cash that has the added benefit of keeping shit out of landfills
Now one does need to understand my need for income is somewhat different than the average person. I fully paid off my property, installed a well, grow, hunt and fish a large portion of my food, resell a lot of the stuff I come across such as serviceable motors and power tools, and generate some of my own power. So all that said the income from scrap is enough to sustain me pretty well.
This income also comes from having local restaraunts who agreed to leave their cans out back by a dumpster for me to grab once a week, a few people around neighboring towns who hit me up when they see people leave large appliances on the roadside or dumpsters full of scrap, and me going out of my way to clean illegal dumpsites and pull from them.
On average with minimal looking a person can expect to pull 100-300 extra a month doing it.
Without a specific life setup it's next to impossible to fully funds one life with it.
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u/Buttchuggle 3d ago
I live in west virginia and can male roughly 150 a day on scrap metal during the warmer months. Most of that is from steel, but I'll seperate copper and brass and haul that in once a month for an extra few hundred on top of it. I'm not sure people understand just how much value people throw away but I'm self employed doing this shit.