Scrap copper could enable you to make some extra money. Scrap metals, such as copper and aluminum, are collected nationwide through community recycling centers. You can receive compensation for your ...

OK, cards on the table: I am by no means an expert on recycling scrap metal. I’ve only done it a couple of times and it didn’t exactly make me rich. But this article isn’t really about the few bucks ...

“There is not a lot of scrap out there,” says Michael Diehl, a Los Angeles-based senior vice president at New York-based Coremet Trading Inc. Therefore, recyclers and traders of nonferrous scrap have ...

Other people's scrap metal could be your pot of gold in a scrap hauling business. Besides making money recycling the metal you collect, you can also charge a fee to haul away the scrap material. You ...

I used to think copper was copper, and the scrapyard was just being picky when they knocked my price down. Then I started paying attention to my receipts, and the pattern got loud: I was doing the ...

Q: We have been cleaning out the garage and have uncovered at least two coffee cans full of nails, screws, bolts, etc. How do I recycle or throw them away? — E.C., East Greenwich A: To determine ...