Junkshop is considered by many as a dirty business, I mean it literally, but this is a lucrative business that generates a lot of money both for garbage collectors and junkshop owners.
Things you might need:
- Weighing scale is the most important equipment since you are buying all the scrap materials per kilo, except for glass bottles which is paid by piece.
- Kariton – maybe you can start with at least 3 then hire some tambay at your neighboor to collect and buy the scrap from house to house.
- An open space – to dump all your scrap materials.
- List of recycling centers that will collect your scraps. Transactions will usually take weekly or monthly, depending on the amount of scraps that you collected.
- Delivery truck – if you plan to collect scraps from neighbooring provinces.
“..The prices of recyclables sold ranged from a low of P.50 per kilo for paper, plastics and cardboards, to as high as P275 for used batteries of vehicles. Used tires with nylon fabric would fetch from P5 to P35 a piece. Materials made of aluminum like soft drink cans, food trays, window frames also sold at P30 to P33 per kilo while metals like copper, zinc and ordinary scrap metals earned from P80 to P90 per kilo.
Plastics, particularly high and low density polyethylene, such as pails, trays, crates, shipping containers, industrial parts, plastic retail bags and garbage bags, sold for P2 to P3.50 per kilo. Polypropylene plastics or materials found in carpet fibers, films, bags, car bumpers, microwave containers beverage cups and toys fetched P3 to P3.50 per kilo…” source: MindaNews
Interesting article: Dirty Job
Update 12/9/07: Active forum about the junkshop business here
Update 5/6/08: Approximate scraps buying rates
Update 5/7/08: List of Recyclable Materials and Recycling Centers
photo from rochesterenvironment.com
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hi!do you have any idea where i can buy a weighing scale which i will be using in junk shop business?thanks
[...] Setting up a Junk Shop Business (with field trip) Lecture: trends and prospects of junk shop business, solid wastes and recyclable wastes for junk shop, costing, buying and selling techniques and pricing, tools and equipment requirements, investment requirement, manpower requirement. [...]
im intersted on this training magkakaroon pa ba ulit nito?
send me an email pls
jbizdariza@yahoo.com
@jason, call the training centers for their next schedule, info here:
http://www.mixph.com/2006/03/trainings-and-seminars-institutions.html
FYI: TLRC scheduled a Junk Shop Seminar this coming January 14-15.
Hope this helps.
Hi beth m. galang,
Regular ka bang kumukuha ng gin bottles? Magkano bili mo pag deliver ko na dyan?
You can reply thru my email jeffresano@yahoo.com
Hi jerald,
Tapos na training nmin. You can read may feedback sa forum nato:
http://www.entrepreneur.com.ph/board/index.php?topic=12774.225
Kung sino po ang gustong bumili ng junk na aluminum nasa 20 tonilada mahigit po.Paki contact lang po ako sa number 0928-4289098 for more info.
Bumibili po ako ng mga scrap (all types of scraps– METALS, , PLASTICS, BATTERIES ETC.) just contact me at this no. 0195-4406799 look for
CHRISTOPHER ANG.
or kami narin pipick-up sa mga starting junkshop po na hindi pa po direct sa factory or mga junkshops na gustong magbenta sa amin thanks.
By the way ang Location ng shop sa Meycauyan, Bulacan.
0915-4406799 / CHRISTOPHER ANG
Tnx.
Question lang po. may junkshop narin akong junk shop but meron narin kasing transaction puro estimate na sa mga kalakal po i mean the scraps medyo nahihirapan ako kung paano po maestimateyung mga kalakal, so.. paano ko po maestimate yung mga kalakal po.. example may mga bulk ng mga bakal po ung iba po kasi ung iba tingin palang alam na nila then bidding na!! like mga chop chop and buong na mga barge po and other heavy trucks na hindi gumgana.. thanks po hope teach me how to estimate the scraps po….
hi Im ram a college students… nag te thesis po me ’bout junk shop.. pwde po bng bigyan nyo ako nang some info.. ’bout sa junk shop………
gusto ko po ksing malaman kung bakit maraming na eengage sa junk shop business… sana po matulungan nyo ako.. rhx po more power.
I would like also to join.pls email eee.online@yahoo.com
i would like to join the seminar. pls count me in. email me xtin918@yahoo.com. thanks!
im as much as interested with the rest of you guys, but i’ved check the recyclers posted in http://www.geocities.com/linusoft/junkshop_list.html but i cant find a location near tacloban city, where could i possibly find one that is nearest..
@beth, check the list of junkshop centers here: http://www.geocities.com/linusoft/junkshop_list.html
i need 4 member p para makasa n ang seminar for junk shop business at TLRC. just contact me 09183526915
jeffrey resano pwede p b humabol s seminar? e mail me fearless_jerald@yahoo.com at contack number q 09183526915