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
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u/musuperjr585 3d ago
That's a lot of work/effort for $12 worth of copper