How do you set up simple scrap bins on a ute, van or in a workshop?
Short answer: Use three or four sturdy, labelled bins or buckets, one for copper and brass, one for aluminium, one for stainless steel if you produce it and one for mixed steel, keep them somewhere accessible but secure and dry, and make sorting a habit at the end of each job, because a system that costs you ten seconds per job is the one you will actually use.
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Three or four labelled containers are enough for most trades, and fewer decisions mean better habits.
Protect the valuable bin
The copper and brass bin deserves a lid or lock, since it holds the highest-value scrap and is the most tempting to steal.
Sort at the end of each job
Dropping offcuts in the right bin as you pack up costs almost nothing, whereas sorting a mixed pile later takes real time.
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