In the last three months the price of copper and steel materials dropped like a stone...
On 1/1/09, Tom DeReggi <wirelessn...@rapiddsl.net> wrote: > Copper is worth something. Last year, here in MD, ther ewas a racket where > theives would steal copper wire from live deployment, and sell it to the > recyclers, at a clear profit. It was valuable enough some people were > willing to go risk getting caught and going to jail, to recycle it. > > A cabler friend of ours, kept a stockpile from their de-isntallation. Then > every 3 months or so, they'd bring to recycle, and give all the profit to > the employees, eitehr as a bonus, or to fund the booze for the next company > party. > > Tom DeReggi > RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc > IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Josh Luthman" <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 12:09 PM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Does anyone recycle cable? > > >>I would have thought the copper would be worth a bit...don't know >> anymore though. >> >> On 1/1/09, Chuck McCown - 3 <ch...@beehive.net> wrote: >>> Not worth shipping unless you have a whole bunch. >>> Look up in your local yellow pages "metal recyclers" or scrap metal >>> dealers. >>> They might take it off your hands, perhaps giving you a few dollars. The >>> problem is the ratio of insulation to copper. >>> Too much plastic, not enough copper. If you were the type to ignore >>> environmental concerns, you could toss it on a bonfire to burn off the >>> plastic and rake out the copper. That is how all the old scrap dealers >>> did >>> it. >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Martha Huizenga" <mar...@dcaccess.net> >>> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >>> Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 9:47 AM >>> Subject: [WISPA] Does anyone recycle cable? >>> >>> >>>> We've been keeping our used ethernet cable for recycling. I found a >>>> couple of companies on the Internet, but no response. Does anyone have a >>>> place to recycle this? >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> >>>> Martha >>>> -- >>>> >>>> Martha Huizenga >>>> DC Access, LLC >>>> 202-546-5898 >>>> */Friendly, Local, Affordable, Internet!/**/ >>>> Connecting the Capitol Hill Community >>>> >>>> /* >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >>>> http://signup.wispa.org/ >>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> >>>> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >>>> >>>> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >>>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>>> >>>> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >>> http://signup.wispa.org/ >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >>> >>> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>> >>> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >>> >> >> >> -- >> Josh Luthman >> Office: 937-552-2340 >> Direct: 937-552-2343 >> 1100 Wayne St >> Suite 1337 >> Troy, OH 45373 >> >> Those who don't understand UNIX are condemned to reinvent it, poorly. >> --- Henry Spencer >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG. >> Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.10.1/1870 - Release Date: >> 12/31/2008 8:44 AM >> >> > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -- Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 Those who don't understand UNIX are condemned to reinvent it, poorly. --- Henry Spencer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
