I am a Machinist so most of my waste is worth money.
CHIPS!
Brass, Copper, and Bronze if kept virgin can command good scrap rates.
I can tell you how that has gone at work.
Back in the old days, we all contributed and segregated bronze into a 55 gallon drum. When full, company vehicle takes scrap to scrapyard. So 50 percent lost off the top, but the rest was used to buy shop tools. We had nice accessories.
Then management got greedy and wanted it all. Now we don't segregate or care about virgin material.
Everybody loses.
Crappy tools so people get hurt and less money for the scrap sold.
I am a Machinist so most of my waste is worth money. CHIPS! Brass, Copper, and Bronze if kept virgin can command good scrap rates. I can tell you how that has gone at work. Back in the old days, we all contributed and segregated bronze into a 55 gallon drum. When full, company vehicle takes scrap to scrapyard. So 50 percent lost off the top, but the rest was used to buy shop tools. We had nice accessories. Then management got greedy and wanted it all. Now we don't segregate or care about virgin material. Everybody loses. Crappy tools so people get hurt and less money for the scrap sold.