On average, Americans throw away approximately 266 million tons of trash every year. It turns out that the stuff that we consider trash is not as worthless as we think; we might as well be throwing away cash! People in the recycling business, landfill, and dumpster services already know this. Here is a list of a few things that we throw away as garbage that can be turned into cash.
1. Aluminum cans:
You can easily make money from your aluminum cans. Simply collect all your cans and there are places where you can sell them by the pounds. Raw aluminum, copper, iron, and so on can also be recycled for money. For more information on recycling cans, you can talk to your local waste management company or visit some of the websites like Think Cans. Click here to learn about how you can start your own recycling business.
2. Wine bottles and corks:
You can also sell your old wine bottles and corks. Many people are selling them on eBay. Not only are they selling glass wine bottles, but they are selling plastic Coca-Cola bottles as well. Many people are interested in Coca-Cola bottle caps because there is a reward on some of the bottle caps. Find out more about how you can make money from old bottle caps and corks by visiting Penny Hoarder.
3. Money from unwanted coupons:
You probably don’t need all the coupons that came with your Sunday News Paper. Most of the coupons that we receive with our newspaper or in the mail get thrown away in the trash. Fortunately, there are people that are interested in purchasing your unwanted coupons. Click Here to learn more.
4. Make money with a garage or yard sale
Spring cleanup is a great time to turn trash into cash. This process allows you to clean out your clutter at home while making some extra cash in the process of doing so. Also, there are many strategies for yard sales that would help to maximize your profits. Learn more.
5. Recycling old electronic waste
Your old electrical appliances, computer parts, and other electrical items could be recycled for cash. The PCB boards inside electronic devices and computers contain expensive metals such as copper, aluminum, iron, silver and gold. Some of the most expensive computer motherboards are coated with gold for higher conductivity. For more information on how to recycle your old electronics and dispose of other hazardous materials, visit Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
Recycling not only makes you money, it can also reduce the need to mine raw materials and helps us save valuable landfill space. All rare metals such as gold, copper, silver should be recycled as much as possible. This is a habit that is good for you and makes you money, so you should recycle as much as possible. Anything that you throw away, such as glass, metals, bottles, newspaper, old electronics, old cloths, and so on can be recycled for money. Also try buying stuff made with recycled materials, because it closes the recycling loop and reduces waste.
Please try to recycle as much as possible. Thanks for being with us. We’d also appreciate your comments on this article. A share would also be nice.
Source: Institute of Ecolonomics
