There’s a new gold rush going on - and it’s not happening in Alaska, San Francisco, or the Black Hills of South Dakota. This time around, you won’t need to look any farther than your own garbage can.
There’s a new gold rush going on - and it’s not happening in Alaska, San Francisco, or the Black Hills of South Dakota. This time around, you won’t need to look any farther than your own garbage can.
Though you’re never going to make a fortune off of trading in your empty soda cans for a piddly five cents each, people involved in the recycling industry are starting to see their business practices pay off big time. Thanks to America’s new awareness of global warming and a greener way of living, eco-conscious businesses are paying top dollar for recycled materials of all sorts.
Bob Cappodona, who manages the Massachussets branch of the Casella Waste Systems recycling plant, is stunned by the recent peak in prices for his used goods: “Aluminium cans, $900 a bale. Tin cans, $150. No 2 clear plastic, $300. Cardboard, $70. Mixed paper, $40,” he told the Independent. Metal prices recently reached a new high, spiking by $100 a ton.
So if you’re looking for a new line of work, you may want to take a look at the recycling biz - someone else’s trash might just be your treasure.