17. Computer Appliances
Waste control companies also fly to schools and businesses to pick up bins and garbage cans. On a Reddit post, her sister said she is working for a company. They were told they could take home anything they wanted from the collections as long as it wasn’t an illegal drug, had somebody’s personal information on it, or could be sold for scrap metal.
The haul included old computer mice, monitors, television sets, and vintage mechanical keyboards in one stop at a pretty large school district. She was able to sell all the old discarded materials from the three boxes she took home and made about $10,000.
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