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Paper Cycling Business

The prices being paid for paper these days by the recycling centers will astound you (remember that the quotations we give here may escalated sharply since our research). For instances, old newspapers are commanding $50 per ton and more; used cardboard, $75 a ton; and high-grade office paper as mush as $2120 per ton. This kind of money could put you onto Easy Street in a hurry. Everything, of course, depends on how well organized you are, and how hard you work at building your business.Make no mistake about it we live in a paper world. Americans use 200 million tons of paper a year--for everything from daily newspapers to books and cardboard boxes. After a quick use, we throw away at least 100 million tons of paper, almost all of which could be recycled.

Start by clearing a space in your garage for storage. One side of a two-car garage, or any 8 by 12 foot space should be sufficient. If you have a garden shed that's dry, that would work well also. We've even seen some paper collectors even rent space in a neighborhood mini-warehouse. We've even seen some paper collectors store their paper on pallets in their backyards, using tarpaulins to keep it dry. The important thing is to have a space available to store your collected paper until you're ready to haul it to the recycling depot.

Being a firm believer in doing as little as possible of the physical work involved in any business. I recommend you hire people to do a lot of this for you. The idea is to get everyone in your area collecting paper for you, eliminating the need to do the actual collecting your self.How much of the gross profit you allow or pay these people who do the actual collection is up to you. The average rate is $25 to $30 per ton when you are getting $50 per ton.

With this sign on the side of your pickup, car, or trailer, simply drive through the residential neighborhoods of your area. Park in the middle of the block, get out and start knocking on doors, asking the residents if they have old newspapers or cardboard boxes they'd like for you to haul away for them. Generally, you'll get an armload of old newspapers at every house. Simply carry them to your pickup or trailer, then move on to the next house.

There are even some paper recyclers who charge the people to haul their paper away. This isn't advisable, because once you start hauling rubbish you'll end up doing clean-up work, and hauling more to the dump than you do to the recycling depot.Once you have your collection routes organized, you can hire students to make your collection rounds after school, and haul the paper to your storage center. You can set up crews of three--one to drive the truck or car while the others knock on doors on each side of the street.

This business takes organization, some energy on your part, and at least in the beginning, your time. But if you put forth the effort as we have outlined, there's no reason you shouldn't easily realize a very comfortable income with your own recycling business. It takes effort on your part, but if you're looking for a lucrative business, you have here a plan to act on.