Dumpster Diving - Trash Faeries Taking Care of Us!

[@mollynakamori]

This video had it all! Bottle picking, bunny, keeping volume out of the landfill, Thub nearly getting stuck, freeing up bin space, fun treasures, bonus time with Thub! All you missed was the little lion for Pretty Girl, and the Formica samples for me to make a backsplash. Well done!

[@trevorwallace7315]

Those thingys are called ballasts. Watching in U.K

[@locknload9143]

Those "thingys" are called light ballasts. Also BX Cables 😉

[@richardwarnock2789]

Scrapping is Great When there's Stainless Steel Oh Oh Oh Yeahhhhh!!

[@thubprint]

I’ve been loving the stainless lately! Good weight and decent price 👍

[@iffy9776]

Take the copper out of the ballasts..I do maybe the ones you have are harder to take out. Its amazing because there is no money in cans or bottles here in the UK, h0w much is laying around, I prefer stainless steel to aluminium. At the moment I'm getting £1pound and 30pence per kilogram.. I was skip diving and there must have been around 30kgs of cat 5,6 wire I managed to pull it out and was told to put it back by the owner even though the day before the builder said take it. It was very annoying

[@guabojones]

Decaf, right back in the bin where it belongs

[@fromthewoodshed]

Thingies= Ballast

[@richavic4520]

Take a look at the ballast. Older ones have PCBs. Just a heads up.

[@bigdogcountrymusic7146]

Those things were Ballisters for Florissant lights.

[@jerryjennyc5352]

Hey thub

[@natetransitions8379]

Sometimes life tries to get us to give up by giving us these little issues like the mic cutting out, what's important is you persisted and still made another great video. Thank you and keep up the great work friend.

[@thubprint]

It does seem to challenge us on purpose sometimes lol

[@maxwilkerson7622]

Transformers are so easy to break open And you almost get a pound of copper each one It’s always a waste when you see someone throw in shred

[@DIYwithBatteries]

It sucks when there is water in Dumpster

[@ceciliaatkinson5092]

Those are called regerts

[@fdfghg9838]

Gauges may be steel on the outside but inside brass and copper

[@stevesrt8]

all that gross black stuff is from the ballasts leaking out. probably got hot.

[@thubprint]

Ohhh, good thing they aren’t the cancer kind!

[@robreed5209]

You should do some research on selling pallets to pallet suppliers or some recycling places take pallets

[@alfazio047]

Dude the old VHS tapes are like 10-15 bucks on ebay lol

[@alfazio047]

Really I sold mine for 10 bucks lol maybe she just really wanted it 😂

[@OriginalNethead]

Love the rampaging bunny rabbit! He's been running loose for a while is my guess. Send somebody back with a baited critter trap and see if you can catch a pet rabbit? He looks like he needs a nice house for the Winter. Hope someone rescued the Decaf too. Even if it's useless it doesn't belong in a dumpster. My 91 year-old mother drinks decaf. (I'm more the double-caffeine kinda gal.)

[@LittleMikeStarCraft]

Some of the stuff he is finding in there, is better than the stuff you find at thrift shops, lol.

[@thubprint]

😁 to be fair thrift stores have started to suck sometimes

[@MissCanadian]

Some nice fines my friend

[@drdaver]

Someday when you are uber rich from your scrapping empire... you should build your mansion out of recycled metals and trash bins.

[@thubprint]

I dream of it often 😉

[@vincedibona4687]

Those are ballasts for florescent lights. My local scrapyard buys ‘em same as sealed units, 18 cents a pound.

[@davidmiller6726]

You'd be a fun friend to junk and dumpster dive with!

[@thubprint]

Thank you!

[@fingerlakesfindsmetal-dete2972]

those "thingies" are ballasts

[@thubprint]

Yes, those thingies!

[@jlynnthompson319]

The trash faeries definitely showed me love today and right when I needed it most! A nearby school is doing some remodeling/ upgrading and I found water fountains - stainless steel, copper wire, tube and pipe, electric motors and extruded aluminum. Then a little more digging uncovered 35 desk top pc towers so far, an overhead projector (been wanting one for my art) computer peripherals, , cables.... so excited! Someone recently stole all my sorted scrap, my art as well as all my tools so I definitely needed this! Happy scrapping and diving everyone! May the trash faeries always reward you!, P.s. Hey Thub, thanks for all the great videos. They've been a huge help. I have a belated "50k' congrats gift for you. I need to hurry and get it to you or I'll keep adding stuff and it will be too heavy to ship. Lol!

[@saadrazzaq1946]

Love it brother

[@greatitbroke]

Electronic Ballasts. They give me electronic scrap for them 3 cents a pound. Not a lot. We don't get deposit in ontario on Cans and Bottles only in Alberta.

[@rudel451]

saving the planet one piece of scrap at a time !!!!!!! continue on my friend....

[@UltimatelyEverything]

Yep not taking the trailer was a bit of a mistake but it's ok there's still some good scrap there and i'm sure if you had the time and it was worth it you would have gone back for more.

[@junkfinder3168]

I call them the Scrap Gods.

[@thubprint]

One and the same I’m sure 😊

[@ellisstan]

So your blind to the boss on those gauges and you picked up a large metal hose connection and just passed over another !!

[@zacharykorbet9690]

Let me make a little list for you the first thing was the fire sprinkler second thing fire extinguisher third thing exit sign and emergency lights

[@killjoy987987]

You’ve struck gold

[@thubprint]

Pretty jazzed on this one!

[@masterofnone11]

I have an old boat ladder ima start using for getting out of those dumpsters 😅😅

[@billhuman-ss5zd]

NICE AS ALWAYS

[@TileReseller]

That box of gauges is a $30-50 marketplace sale to anyone who likes making those steampunk lamps

[@scrappirateroberts]

At 32:34 ish These are called BX cable casings I think..... Comes in steel or aluminum flavor!

[@tinathompson2877]

Do you strip wire or just turn it in like is? I love to watch wire stripping for some reason

[@L3V1T8-84]

8:33 you left the pewter bits...

[@thubprint]

WHAT

[@L3V1T8-84]

@@thubprint the piece of BX cable is held on by a pewter coupling... it's no major loss but there was pewter brother.

[@Oldgrumpyvet67]

Water in the dumpster is dumpster juice 😂

[@eagleeyes5638]

Greetings Thubprint. Let's go have some fun & find treasures. Another fantastic adventure. Leave no metal behind mate. Thanks for taking the time/care of sharing,passing knowledge/blessings forward yippee. PLEASE be CAREFUL. Stay inspirational, humble and kind always. Be safe,healthy &blessed always family

[@zacharykorbet9690]

Watching this video gave me really bad anxiety knowing that people through away the one same things that I wish I had

[@L3V1T8-84]

8 hours late wth.... there has to be a way to fix this issue lol

[@hoon2806]

Noice, you're spoiling us with all these videos!

[@patrothwell9138]

Looks like u got a heating and cooling hk up Too👍

[@aaronhoyes1781]

I got my biggest copper wire haul to date from a dumpster last night. Probably close to 50 kg, all type 1, easy stripping wire. But instead of getting busy on it, I'm putting it off by watching other people dumpster dive, lol. Its just so much and I know I'll be at it for days!

[@thubprint]

Still, that’s a fantastic find! Can always strip and watch vids at the same time 🙂

[@aaronhoyes1781]

@@thubprint I couldn't believe it! Still cant. Anyway, I got busy and did the thing. Now I have a five gallon bucket full of bare-bright! I'm going to weigh it tonight, guessing around 100 pounds. Thanks for making these videos, they always provide the impetus for the next scrap run!

[@steele7609]

Ballists are the thingies

[@servedarkness]

Good stuff, inspiring video! Thank you

[@thubprint]

Thanks for checking it out and saying hi!

[@ohdannyboy4727]

Those Disney vhs mighta been worth. I know a few years ago they were selling for hundreds or thousands of bucks depending. The diamond Disney logo on the side is what the news said was going for the best bucks. Of course, that was a few years ago so I dont know what those vhs are selling now. Anyway a bummer to see people throw out so many movies games and books. Glad to see you rescue that game system tho. At least some of it won't make it to a landfill.

[@jerryjennyc5352]

No it was all a big scam and there plenty of black diamond youtube videos showing how people were laundering money thru ebay with those tapes or making 2 accounts and bidding them up they are garbage or at every thrift store for 50 cents maybe

[@ForeverAlansGirl]

@@jerryjennyc5352 yup..all vhs, doesn't matter what kind or limited edition or whatever is garbage. I work at both Goodwill & Value Village & they stopped taking them. The DePaul sells them for $1.

[@jerryjennyc5352]

@@ForeverAlansGirl only rare horror vhs are worth money now adays

[@ohdannyboy4727]

@@jerryjennyc5352 didnt know all that. it makes sense.

[@jadrewscrapper8081]

Great job. Keep it up

[@marthashipman9010]

Enjoyed! Glad you could get outs that dumpster.lol

[@thubprint]

Me too haha!

[@danielwggudan2]

Yooooo ya got the beef n broccoli lol

[@majesticbuffaloman4327]

1:30 I would not be able to fit through that one, glad you did and had nooooooooo problems at all "Ducks under mirror!" That's a lot of metal though! 8:43 AHAHHAHAHA Steeel! COCO BROOKS

[@thubprint]

It was a pretty dynamic run after all haha!

[@jonnymac9251]

The black hat stitching said faith replacing the a with a heart!

[@L3V1T8-84]

Found my first computer, Dell brand has windows 7 sticker on the front and the side of the tower says inspiron.... the monitor is busted but still some goodies inside it to claim... I think it will work out great since it was free.

[@thubprint]

Sure it will! Even the older ones sell just fine, but I try to put them together with a mouse and keyboard and monitor that I find for free otherwise there isn’t much profit left

[@L3V1T8-84]

@@thubprint awesome, I found recently another Dell monitor it's a 15" so going to sell as a package deal..... what do you think of $150 price?

[@keith102955]

There is a five cent deposit on our cans up here what do you get for each cam there I am in New York

[@thubprint]

Here in Alberta it’s 10cents for everything below 1L and containers larger than 1L are 25cents

[@turtlebee1776]

I love what you do! Liv'in the life! Keep it up!

[@Swescrapman]

Do You have a 7-16 jobb ore can you survive on skrap? :)

[@thubprint]

For me this channel is my job, but it isn’t quite enough so the scrap pays the bills

[@livvyweimar7362]

Man, that was fantastic! Hope we get to see the Wii working.

[@brianproctor7619]

Gamestop. Please plug GME

[@thubprint]

It’s been an interesting stock for sure! Hard to say what the future holds though, since it’s obviously way overvalued

[@saltyassassins5816]

I'm getting 5 cents per pound for shred in my area. I get discouraged when so much work goes into collecting very little money. Yet ewaste on my end of things is worth while

[@thubprint]

Are you in the states though? That would be about the same I get for my shred. The prices are all over the place of course

[@saltyassassins5816]

@@thubprint I live in Minnesota and go to north Dakota to cash in on scrap

[@E-BikingAdventures]

I'm in Canada and those bottles and cans are not worth 10 cents each.

[@thubprint]

I’m guessing you’re in Quebec? Here’s the video I did a little while back explaining it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j2S0g4CkbpqiZtksi=LL6_wu66S8CqnjWd Around the 3:00 mark I outline the differences across regions

[@E-BikingAdventures]

@@thubprint . No. Im in Ontario. But I will check out your link. Thanks.

[@debow2550]

I never find any good totes and you don't even take it?

[@debow2550]

Nvm you just acting like you didn't want it

[@davidmiller6726]

The circuit boards with Dihedral Oscillators are a sought after item! :)

[@thubprint]

Oh? I’ll have to look that up

[@larrybuckles5180]

Great Finds!!!

[@tommyulman6623]

where do you live where they buy bottles for a dime apiece ?

[@ForeverAlansGirl]

Here in Ontario...you get nothing. It all goes in the trash.

[@thubprint]

In Alberta all beverage containers have deposits

[@gussuperman7565]

M8 cheers on your findings. May be next time you come across clean books your local library can use a donation ( tax deductible) and you make hoppy readers . Keep up the good work. God bless y'all.

[@kevink.2719]

Wow amazing finds

[@stephensmith3708]

Bro, if that was me I would be cussing up a storm. I like your demeanor. Still an awesome find and a blessing. I bet Scrap and Pallet Man. Paul is looking out for you. Edited time, haven't seen or heard of the lovely couple Freeisbetter86. I miss their spunkiness of there findings. Have you seen any new blogs? Or do they still live at the same address? I have something to give them. I have already sent a gift to brother Paul. Its a bronze mold plate with a maple leaf that came from a bottle manufacturing company. Let me know m'k, okay?

[@thubprint]

I haven’t really had much conversation with freeisbetter, I hope they’re doing well!

[@kingofreels3248]

Are you Canadian ?

[@thubprint]

Yep!

[@kingofreels3248]

@@thubprint that’s awesome brotha, Much love from Calgary! I run my own junk removal business out here

[@cheryldempsey1248]

Right after @21:29 you reached right past and even touched another one of those stainless hose ends to grab a plastic bottle and then a can. I thought for sure you were about to grab it both times. Can't believe you didn't hear me yelling for you not to leave yet. 😁 Maybe next time

[@thubprint]

I saw that when I was editing the footage 🤣😭 it’s so funny how we can miss things that are right in front of our faces sometimes!

[@javajeff3772]

Finding a case of decaf coffee is like getting underwear for Christmas … but the coffee flavorings were probably still good even though they were out of date

[@thubprint]

I like getting underwear for Christmas though 🤣

[@TechCellfish]

Those gauges @ 21 minutes usually have quite a bit of brass and copper in them. You could see the brass connector on the one you picked up.

[@thubprint]

True, I have broken open a fair few. I was just being lazy lol

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

My yard in Melbourne buys ballasts as transformers which are paying around $1/kg. Their weight adds up really quickly!! Thanks Thub, another nice adventure! 😊

[@andrewcannon587]

you hit on a jackpot buyer. My scrap buyer see ballast as garbage

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

@@andrewcannon587 That's a shame. I'm not sure why as they contain copper pretty much exactly like a transformer!

[@andrewcannon587]

@@TheUltimateRecycler the tar goo up any recycling machine. Also the tar prevent checking if the coil is made of copper or aluminum

[@thubprint]

That sounds like an alright price! Last time I checked mine was paying 8cents/lb

[@andrewcannon587]

@@thubprint maybe your scrap buyer don't want to disappoint thub or else thub won't come back ;)