Bicycles as scrap metal!!! - The Chainlink2024-03-29T08:03:54Zhttps://thechainlink.org/forum/topics/bicycles-as-scrap-metal?commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A1057568&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noYes - my husband and I have v…tag:thechainlink.org,2017-05-26:2211490:Comment:10575682017-05-26T13:42:19.544ZNancy L. Faginhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/NancyLFagin317
<p>Yes - my husband and I have volunteered at Working Bikes (twice) with the Peace Corps alumni, disassembling donated bikes for overseas shipment. I will write to GII and see if they can at first pull out the servicable bikes.</p>
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<p>Nancy and Ron (Brazil, 1964 - 1967)</p>
<p>Yes - my husband and I have volunteered at Working Bikes (twice) with the Peace Corps alumni, disassembling donated bikes for overseas shipment. I will write to GII and see if they can at first pull out the servicable bikes.</p>
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<p>Nancy and Ron (Brazil, 1964 - 1967)</p> I have volunteered at Working…tag:thechainlink.org,2017-05-26:2211490:Comment:10577802017-05-26T13:31:29.561ZJeff Blumenthalhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/JeffB
<p>I have volunteered at Working Bikes and we would get bikes in just about any condition. Some were ridable coming in the door while others had a few salvageable parts and were essentially scrap metal. The key is making it easy to donate. I got our condo association to conduct donation pickups every six months. It works great and keeps our bike room clear. With a little thought there might be a way to stage a donate a bike event for those in different situations. One man's junk is…</p>
<p>I have volunteered at Working Bikes and we would get bikes in just about any condition. Some were ridable coming in the door while others had a few salvageable parts and were essentially scrap metal. The key is making it easy to donate. I got our condo association to conduct donation pickups every six months. It works great and keeps our bike room clear. With a little thought there might be a way to stage a donate a bike event for those in different situations. One man's junk is another's treasure so just collecting them in an open access area would create a problem.</p> Nancy,
We very much appreicat…tag:thechainlink.org,2017-05-23:2211490:Comment:10570322017-05-23T20:33:09.333ZPaul Fitz, Scrabblorhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/DJScrabblor
<p>Nancy,</p>
<p>We very much appreicate your concern about functional bicycles and "could-be" functional bicycles being treated as scrap rather than the valuable resource which they are. Our organization was founded with very much the same concern which you hold. We no longer pay money for bicycles (all bicycles are donated, it removes some of the concern regarding theft/misappropriation), but I would love to talk to you about how we can best recycle these bikes at any time. Please email me at…</p>
<p>Nancy,</p>
<p>We very much appreicate your concern about functional bicycles and "could-be" functional bicycles being treated as scrap rather than the valuable resource which they are. Our organization was founded with very much the same concern which you hold. We no longer pay money for bicycles (all bicycles are donated, it removes some of the concern regarding theft/misappropriation), but I would love to talk to you about how we can best recycle these bikes at any time. Please email me at paul(at)workingbikes.org.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p> We are in a warehouse buildin…tag:thechainlink.org,2017-05-22:2211490:Comment:10568482017-05-22T15:08:42.617ZNancy L. Faginhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/NancyLFagin317
<p>We are in a warehouse building after closing our bookstore in 2013. Folk clean out their units and toss a terrible amount of things - from bed frames, clothing (and more clothing), shoes, old video tapes, cd, buckets of paint...grandma's old china. Sometimes wedding presents that were never used (many thanks for whom ever tossed the Braun juicer - use it everyday). Some stuff is plain old dead - 1980s toaster ovens, but then we cut the cords and they are about .65 a lb. Not every…</p>
<p>We are in a warehouse building after closing our bookstore in 2013. Folk clean out their units and toss a terrible amount of things - from bed frames, clothing (and more clothing), shoes, old video tapes, cd, buckets of paint...grandma's old china. Sometimes wedding presents that were never used (many thanks for whom ever tossed the Braun juicer - use it everyday). Some stuff is plain old dead - 1980s toaster ovens, but then we cut the cords and they are about .65 a lb. Not every warehouse storage place has a dumpster and if they do, you must be a tenant and have access to the gates. </p>
<p>We even pick up pallets - so much for our college educations.</p>
<p>Nancy </p>
<p>Ron (PhD)</p> Sounds fun! :)
Where do you…tag:thechainlink.org,2017-05-22:2211490:Comment:10568452017-05-22T14:58:00.562ZAlex Zhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/AlexZ
<p>Sounds fun! :)</p>
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<p>Where do you accumulate the recyclables? Is it worth it for typical household accumulation, or only if you run some sort of business that generates this type of waste?</p>
<p>Sounds fun! :)</p>
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<p>Where do you accumulate the recyclables? Is it worth it for typical household accumulation, or only if you run some sort of business that generates this type of waste?</p> Any amount is ok - you do hav…tag:thechainlink.org,2017-05-22:2211490:Comment:10569922017-05-22T14:51:25.058ZNancy L. Faginhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/NancyLFagin317
<p>Any amount is ok - you do have to register at the desk (just to the north and up a flight of stairs and show an id). You are then given a number on a big plasticized sheet (it doesn't fit into a wallet). Bring that with you every time and show it to the weight crew. It doesn't matter if its a garbage bag full of flatten aluminum cans or a box of old copper fittings or even a load of potato-chipped bike wheels. It is best to have the different metals separated and it is also a matter of…</p>
<p>Any amount is ok - you do have to register at the desk (just to the north and up a flight of stairs and show an id). You are then given a number on a big plasticized sheet (it doesn't fit into a wallet). Bring that with you every time and show it to the weight crew. It doesn't matter if its a garbage bag full of flatten aluminum cans or a box of old copper fittings or even a load of potato-chipped bike wheels. It is best to have the different metals separated and it is also a matter of taking the time to do it. Once you get a receipt from the weight crew you go back up the stairs to the office and show them the receipt and your number and you get a bar code to scan at a machine and viola - your money!</p>
<p>We then go to Stanley's and buy fruits and vegetables :-)</p>
<p>Nancy</p> Nancy, thanks for this post.…tag:thechainlink.org,2017-05-22:2211490:Comment:10567562017-05-22T13:52:53.473ZAlex Zhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/AlexZ
<p>Nancy, thanks for this post.</p>
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<p>Out of curiosity, can anyone take old metal scrap to drop off at GII, or is there a minimum amount of stuff you need to have for them to let you in?</p>
<p>Nancy, thanks for this post.</p>
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<p>Out of curiosity, can anyone take old metal scrap to drop off at GII, or is there a minimum amount of stuff you need to have for them to let you in?</p> I don't know - one of the cre…tag:thechainlink.org,2017-05-20:2211490:Comment:10569082017-05-20T20:02:27.727ZNancy L. Faginhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/NancyLFagin317
<p>I don't know - one of the crew member/scale guys mentioned the five bikes with tags - but with the sound of the machinery, folk lifts, and batteries and metal being tossed about, that was all he was able to shout. He had ear plugs, I did not. I only saw the one bike. </p>
<p>Nancy </p>
<p>I don't know - one of the crew member/scale guys mentioned the five bikes with tags - but with the sound of the machinery, folk lifts, and batteries and metal being tossed about, that was all he was able to shout. He had ear plugs, I did not. I only saw the one bike. </p>
<p>Nancy </p> I don't believe 'scrappers' s…tag:thechainlink.org,2017-05-20:2211490:Comment:10568232017-05-20T18:47:13.875ZTom A.K.https://thechainlink.org/profile/TomKrystyn
I don't believe 'scrappers' steal bikes, but I think they may be acquiring the discarded 'hot bikes' in alleys that don't sell fast enough to keep the bike thieves happy. Did the new-looking bikes with price tags come from Swap-O-Rama?
I don't believe 'scrappers' steal bikes, but I think they may be acquiring the discarded 'hot bikes' in alleys that don't sell fast enough to keep the bike thieves happy. Did the new-looking bikes with price tags come from Swap-O-Rama? Many thanks for your note. W…tag:thechainlink.org,2017-05-20:2211490:Comment:10568212017-05-20T17:55:54.454ZNancy L. Faginhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/NancyLFagin317
<p>Many thanks for your note. We are in a warehouse building and the amount of tossed clothing, electronics, dishes, etc. is heart breaking. Some things we pull (shoes!!) and bring to Salvation Army or The Ark. Could probably make a living pulling, cleaning and reselling huge bags of clothing and furniture. (Almost at that point :-) ) My husband rides a bike we bought from a scraper; apparently a shop didn't want to be bothered finding new wheels, new tires, new cables - but for 5.00 the…</p>
<p>Many thanks for your note. We are in a warehouse building and the amount of tossed clothing, electronics, dishes, etc. is heart breaking. Some things we pull (shoes!!) and bring to Salvation Army or The Ark. Could probably make a living pulling, cleaning and reselling huge bags of clothing and furniture. (Almost at that point :-) ) My husband rides a bike we bought from a scraper; apparently a shop didn't want to be bothered finding new wheels, new tires, new cables - but for 5.00 the scraper was very happy and my husband is happy. </p>
<p>In the warehouse, families are confronting a relatives' collected possesions - what to do with grandma's or uncle's size 12 shoes? Funky dishes and odd t-shirts (Bowling Champion 1996). I think some families are overwhelmed with the work involved and take the easy way out.</p>
<p>Some stuff is retail/wholesale storage - hundreds of plastic bowling, wrestling trophies, t-shirts from a church funded run (prestine),..my recent find was boxes of athletic/trainer medical tapes - some I've already donated to PAWS. Again, it takes some effort to pick and sort. </p>
<p>I plan to write to GII and Working Bikes to see if something can be arranged to salvage some bicycles. Can't hurt to try.</p>
<p>Nancy </p>
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