Nowadays rag and bone man still take old newspapers?
-
-
take. that day he took abt 1metre tall of my newspapers and gave me $1.
-
Old computers also take.
-
long time no see the "traditional" karung guni man with the trolley and coming down the staircase, vibrating the whole building
last week i came home from work
then got this china auntie squatting at the roadside
ask me "mei nuu, got old newspaper onot?"
i reply "dun have, i read online one" -
my place, on sunday got at least 5.Originally posted by FireIce:long time no see the "traditional" karung guni man with the trolley and coming down the staircase, vibrating the whole building
last week i came home from work
then got this china auntie squatting at the roadside
ask me "mei nuu, got old newspaper onot?"
i reply "dun have, i read online one" -
I still sell my old newspapers and junks to a regular rag & bone man or recycling company... Paper Products sells for 10c/kg and Aluminium cans sells for $1.30/kg... My newspaper 2M tall sold for $9 the other day cos it's 90KG...
-
they luv old computers & printers over bo zhua.
-
He want u to take over his family business old lady.Originally posted by FireIce:long time no see the "traditional" karung guni man with the trolley and coming down the staircase, vibrating the whole building
last week i came home from work
then got this china auntie squatting at the roadside
ask me "mei nuu, got old newspaper onot?"
i reply "dun have, i read online one" -
my place have a lot. Then very disturbing, cannot sleep, i scold them. They have no good reasons to walk up the corridor and shout and peep into people's flat. Its like a burgler looking for a flat to breakin. Some even ring door bell just to get attentions, disturb everyone, especially those from tara guni PRC.
By law, if that person or persons does not have a good reason to hang around the corridor or even the void decks, then he is a "suspicous" character and the residents have the right to ask him go away or call police.
Most full time tara guni knows the above, and usually shout from bottom of the flat till residents calls him.
My block has been burgler twice this year in the afternoons. -
That's quite alot considering sinicker only got $1 for a 1m heap!Originally posted by photo_seeker:My newspaper 2M tall sold for $9 the other day cos it's 90KG... Wished they have hotlines though. They are nvr ard when you need clear stuff. -
Originally posted by photo_seeker:I still sell my old newspapers and junks to a regular rag & bone man or recycling company... Paper Products sells for 10c/kg and Aluminium cans sells for $1.30/kg... My newspaper 2M tall sold for $9 the other day cos it's 90KG...
hah? 2 metre tall get $9! wth. i get $1. odd.Originally posted by peanud:That's quite alot considering sinicker only got $1 for a 1m heap! Wished they have hotlines though. They are nvr ard when you need clear stuff. -
It's true that I got paid $9 for it. Some rag & bone man anyhow priced your heap of newpaper and recently, alot of such happens. But the person I've sold it to, priced all the items at very reasonable price. For example,. Saturday's Straits Times can fetch me 10c to 15c back cause it's extremely thick and heavy.
-
If you're really interested, I can pass you the Rag & Bone man's number which pays you very reasonablely. But he stays in Ang Mo Kio and not necessary wants to travel too much unless you have plenty of stuffs. The previous transaction with him was valued at $70.Originally posted by peanud:That's quite alot considering sinicker only got $1 for a 1m heap! Wished they have hotlines though. They are nvr ard when you need clear stuff. -
Dunno whether you guys can recall or not. In the old days before plastic bags appeared they had people who handmade paperbags out of old newspapers and they would sell these paperbags to small provision store owners for less than a cent for a bag.
these days they collect even more things than paper or bottles, toothpaste tubes(lead) for recycling.
Old tyres : -- Somewhere in singapore they burn old tyres to produce electricity. I heard 1 tyre produces heat equiv to 1 barrel of oil.
Scrap metal : -- self explainatory
Old cars :--- Can strip for parts or refurbish car and sell to indonesia, vietnam.
Old matresses : -- Sell to indonesians who come here to barter trade.
Old Sofa : -- Sell to indonesians who come here to barter trade.
Computer scrap: Used to be they smelt it down for the precious metals, but now is too expensive and too many laws control it against pollution, so dunno what they do with old computers anymore. Mebbe sell it to vietnam or indonesia etc ..
rag and bone man now very rich okie
oh yeah, one more thing is the used up catalyst converters in vehicles. They crack it open like a coconut or durian and inside there's abt 1gram of platinum. 1KG platinum costs USD100k+, 1gram == $100
-
Sure! That would be nice. Need to start spring cleaning soonOriginally posted by photo_seeker:If you're really interested, I can pass you the Rag & Bone man's number which pays you very reasonablely. But he stays in Ang Mo Kio and not necessary wants to travel too much unless you have plenty of stuffs. The previous transaction with him was valued at $70. -
what's the number?Originally posted by photo_seeker:If you're really interested, I can pass you the Rag & Bone man's number which pays you very reasonablely. But he stays in Ang Mo Kio and not necessary wants to travel too much unless you have plenty of stuffs. The previous transaction with him was valued at $70.
-
Since got so many people interested, I'll release the number only in PMs cause it's not very nice to release telephone number over here freely. Those who are interested, please PM me. Thanks
-
-
condo dont have leh...so my maid just throw em away....
last time when i stayed in mansionette gt karang guni one...now no more
-
if u wan, can still call up the person to collect lo... pm me if u wan the contactOriginally posted by ceecookie:condo dont have leh...so my maid just throw em away....
last time when i stayed in mansionette gt karang guni one...now no more -
its a dying trade.
nowadays most people give it to recyclers. -
mostly u can see recycle bags distributed to every hdb doorsteps.Originally posted by dragg:its a dying trade.
nowadays most people give it to recyclers. -
At least 3 karung guni trucks turn up at my door everyday.