Got some old tools lying about, bits of machinery, pipes and wires or household white goods? You’ll be doing your bit for the environment by recycling them and you’ll also get a few dollars for your efforts.
WHAT ELSE CAN YOU RECYCLE FOR CASH?
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et’s be clear on one thing: if it’s made from metal you can recycle it – and you should! Not just for the money but for the environment. Action Metal Recyclers in Boundary Street is what we commonly call “scrap metal” merchants but they don’t just buy from businesses, or car wreckers, they are open to the public too. Manager Andrew Czislowski said they take brass taps, copper pipes, electrical wire, old swing sets, trampoline frames even saucepans. “We also take white goods such as washing machines and dryers which are made from light gauge steel but we still recycle them. “All metal has a value and, at the moment, copper is the most valuable. Copper wire can bring around $8000 a tonne while light gauge steel is only $150 a tonne.”
“All metal has a value and, at the moment, copper is the most valuable. Copper wire
Eligible Bottles and Cans Drop off eligible glass and plastic bottles as well as aluminium cans and receive cash in return. • TOMRA Recycling Centre at 104 Neil Street Toowoomba www.mytomra.com.au
can bring around $8000 a tonne while light gauge steel is only $150 a tonne,” he said. “We also recycle old car batteries so if you have any lying around, you don’t want them but we do, bring them in and we’ll pay you for them.” The processing of metal for recycling is fascinating and Action Metals has plants in Brisbane for crushing and shredding. “We send it off to foundries around the world and you’ll buy it back as another car or appliance in few years’ time.” Do your bit for the environment and take your unwanted scrap metal to Action Metal Recyclers at 519 Boundary Street. They’re open to the public Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings.
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