Scrap metal collection is a legitimate profession where individuals earn income by collecting unwanted metal items from roadsides, skips, and house clearances, then selling them to scrapyards for recycling; this practice transforms waste into valuable resources while reducing landfill waste, as demonstrated by a UK scrap collector who successfully loads his van with items like washing machines, cookers, tools, and various metal components from a single skip.
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Oh, fair bit there, guys. I'll get this louded up. I eat. Nice bit of scrap.
Let's have it on.
Are we on?
>> Yeah.
>> Are we good? Yeah, we're on. Bit of scrap. Bit of this, bit of that. All adds up. Should finish this night. Well, finish this load off. I'm wishful thinking.
If you come and look at this one here, aid, look at all the ants on there. Got to be careful picking that up. Look.
See all that nasty stuff.
Sometimes I wish that was on the other end of the camera.
Um, just chuck it in the gaps. I've got to I've got to stack it anyway. So, [music] you know what I mean?
Break it up a bit as well. Make it all fit.
Lot of dirt in it as well. Stop it. I'll get on them ants on me.
[music] Like I say, I'm going to restack all this anyway. So when nasty ants on that get on two minute Oh, one away.
It's just all stringy stuff. I hate like I say, it all adds up.
It's all at the garden by the looks of it.
There's enough room on here.
Make sure it goes all in the gaps. Don't want it coming off. I'm going around corners.
Um, nice bit of alley.
get in there now.
I'll tell you what though, it's um it's got a smell to it from that.
It's got a smell to it, guys.
Not a nice one either.
>> [sighs] >> Oh, there you mate. Leave the bike a minute.
Am I safe? Am I Now I'm there.
I press pause a minute.
Right.
Trip around the other side. Let's have a look.
And we'll get get some in there. Look.
Knock that back there.
Like I say, this has all been dug out the garden.
Oh, dear me. It's still 30 odd degrees out here.
Right, we got a bit more. Not a lot, but a bit That's that on that bike up the front. Me just bend these up a bit.
[panting] Alley chair always welcome.
Stronger than steel.
That don't make a blind bit of difference, did it?
There we go.
Just the bite now, guys.
Have this round the other side.
That's definitely a scrapper.
Not even the Africans will buy this one.
That's giving us some motor.
Right. We got some scrap, guys. I don't know if I'm going to get it all in the van. Should do. Oh, free starter motors.
Look.
There we go. I'm off an old motor. Let's start loading it from this way. E. Then we can sort of get everything in. Right. So, I'll just grab the back door.
I've built a partition in my van.
I need a car. So, we'll get it all in.
Don't worry.
Freestyle motor. That's a good start.
Get all the bits and bobs in first. Some only pots and pans. That's what I like.
Mix the weight up.
I've got to empty this straight away when I get back because I'm going on holiday in the morning.
Don't worry, I've uploaded some videos ready for the job. [snorts] Oh, dear me.
We'll get it in. We'll get it in. Never say never. Ever.
>> [music] >> 30 odd degrees. Hey, >> bike rack, pull-up bar.
[panting] Yeah, I've done a partition on the on the van. So, a seating area.
I'll show you in a minute. I'll show you.
Let me just get this scrap loaded in.
What you reckon, guys? Spend it with it.
Gun. We'll have a go.
Leave that there a minute.
This one's got a few spanners in.
And a bit of water. Stip the water out.
Let that dry in a minute.
Old ster TV.
All right. What's left? Bit of bending up to do a I reckon.
>> We might do, might not.
>> Never say never. Press pause.
There you go. That's one mentor.
One bent up and in.
I think come and have a look at my little quarters I made.
Carpeted it out and everything. I did.
Look at that guys. That'll do. There's a few of us getting old. I thought put a bit of carpet in. Boarded it out. You know what I mean? Looks nice and tidy.
Look at that. Them fitting lovely still.
I don't know about this one though.
That's been tied together.
Jesus.
Right. So, I'm go bending this up.
It's quite a for scrap.
>> You know what? It actually is.
>> Oh, excellent.
>> That that was a holding area between me moving it from the house and taking it to the tip.
>> Ah, no worries. Thank you very much, sir.
>> Cheers, buddy. Thank you.
>> That's that. Let's go and get some water.
Bit more test here.
work.
>> Yeah. Let's get me gloves if I can find them. There they are. Drop them back down. Aid.
We got a budgie cage.
A trolley jack. I hope that works cuz mine started leaking.
You know what I mean? I don't even know.
I've got a really good jack.
I don't even know where you get the seals from.
So, should we see if it works?
That's um I don't know what that one is. Wait, how does it drop?
>> You know what I >> Yeah, drop it all the way down, kid.
Let's have a look.
Oh, it works.
whe it the jack up but it's whe it's worth a try going down at the minute get that on there I'll try [clears throat] on a motor wheels nice and easy it tone stiff so we'll have a Look, it's always worth a look, guys.
I mean, if it don't work at the end of the day, it's a good bit of weight. Just be careful of that.
from the old Broly.
Let's have this on.
Have this on.
Have the jack on a on.
So, I'll just move me brush I'll move me brush out the way and I'll have something to sweep up with I Oh my days. It's worth just going to have to I I with it today.
Try and get that up there. There we go, lad. There we go.
That's in there. Out the way.
There we go.
these few um holes out the way cuz before you know it you start chucking on it'll all be in the way and you might be able to get nothing. There we go. Let's go get some wood that couple of the old deck chairs 1950s I reckon. 1960s still getting strong I bet. Yeah. Nope.
Ripped.
Oh well.
Oh well.
Been doing a bit of stacking. I look at that. Beautiful. Beautiful.
This is a pickup, guys. Number four.
I've had a lot of stuff from here before. I emptied the bungalow.
supposed to be an old scrap um fireplace up the side.
Yeah, it is.
[music] Got a brush on the end of there.
There's a truck here.
Shut that on over the sides.
that part first.
That's going to allow chair there. Look at this little lio aluminum.
I can get a bit more.
What have we got? Let's have a look.
Let's have a look. Oh, another Alley chair. Lo.
Oh, dear mate.
Do some stacking again in a bit. Get some water.
might have a couple of scenes.
>> How have they? Okay. Thank you very much, man.
Scrapers scrap. Thank you, little man. Cheers.
Have these on.
>> I can use these wheels for that trolley.
You know what I mean? You got any bra control?
>> Oh yeah.
On get some more test. Well, we got a bit more stuff here, guys.
Stainless hole. Let's have it on.
have that. I'll tell you what, we still got loads to go. Let's go and get some more T.
Right, this is a pickup, guys. Got a bit of scrap for me. Just going to have a look what he's got. You all right, mate?
You all right?
>> Yes, mate. I'm good.
>> Couldn't get him running.
>> I just nick the parts off that [laughter] tell. Yeah, it's something I think them stainless over.
>> Might be very doubtful by this day and age. They look stainless, are they?
>> They could well be. Could well be.
Take it up.
Guys, let's get that mower on.
Turn this mower on.
I don't think there's any petrol in it.
Watch your feet. I said I don't think there's any petrol in it.
>> That's got it.
>> Yeah, that has. That's got it. Let's go and get the rest of the T on.
>> Yeah. Yeah.
How's this going up really slow?
>> Is it?
>> Yeah. The auxiliary battery's gone.
>> Oh god.
>> Yeah, man.
>> And this is just full of >> tools.
Bits and bobs. Yeah. Yeah. Always handy.
That is >> Yeah.
Yeah. My go.
And I bet you can put that under your arm and pull that probably.
>> Right. What we just had off this block is them chairs.
Slow cooker thing with air fryer lawn mower. There's a top to the lawn mower and this toolbox.
I don't know what's in it. Let's have a look. Okay, that was just full of bits and bolts, wire, copper, screws, and all that sort of stuff. Yep, good enough for me.
Let's go and get some more, guys.
Got a bit more here. Oh, them are nice and heavy. I get the four.
1 2 3 4 and six. Let's go get some more T. We got a bit more here, guys. I'll back on to it.
Let's have a look. Oh, microwave fan. Let's have a look. Right. Few bits and bobs there. Adrian.
Oh, we spotted some more over there.
What we got a port?
>> Let the viewers have a look. [laughter] >> Stand still. Ollie.
>> Hey, took them on a few quid there.
Reckon that'll work.
Might do. We'll put that on. Apparently, we got a few more odd days coming.
Make sure it goes all on right.
Yeah.
>> Yeah.
Just double check everything's safe.
Not safe, is it? Just be careful.
>> You want mate? He's now >> 100%.
>> Yep.
>> Oh, look at that P sticking out there.
Look.
>> Oh, it say it. Let's put that right and let's go and get some more T guys. Right. Bit more bit of wire. Couple of on lights.
Happy days.
Um, let's have it just there. I don't think he's got that towel lift right up as he has. Let's go and get some water.
Right. Oh, got a bit more [snorts] bit of mallet hole saw cutter.
Oh.
Um, boom, boom, boom, boom. I want the alley so I can get it straight off.
Put it there. And a couple of golf clubs there.
Four.
Dun lock. It's a nice one there.
Have a mirror on it.
Everyone with that one. Let's go get some more T guys. We got some more gazebo.
It's the one I chuck in seven years ago.
Look.
>> And I want that mirror.
>> Taped it all up. Let's chuck it all on.
That might be an aluminium one. That I think that's an aluminium one. It is.
>> Yeah.
>> Chuck it right in that gap though.
>> Not too hard. Not too soft.
>> Too high.
>> Too high. Let's go get some water. We got a bit more either a tumble dryer drum or a washing drum.
It's gone to get it.
me apprentice.
Come on, let's have that on.
>> Washing machine drum. Is it lad?
>> Yep.
>> What do you want?
>> On the back of the truck.
>> Really? That >> n like that.
Safe ass.
Dusting his jumper off right there. That'll be the best age where you >> What about this side? Anyway, going to have this on guys and we're going to go and get some more T.
Oh, we got some more t guys. Let's have a look what we got. A >> lucky fire.
Couple other bits. [snorts] It's looking lush now. It's looking lush a just a bit. Yeah. Getting slowly.
Move the pal's ey together or NOT like a glove. I'll have a strap out of that.
Give me this piece.
I got it. Get them other bits around there.
What this?
>> Yeah, it's okay. Don't >> whack.
All right, guys. Going to get a strap out there. strap that on and we'll go and get some more tap. A bit more here, guys. Looks like slacking that one strap off.
And um having that on bit of alley and a few couple of poles. Slack that one strap off. I a slack that off.
I'm going to teach him how to use the strap set. This one I This one. quite ready.
>> I can do that.
>> Hold that there. I'll pull this one back over then we'll throw it back over.
Just going to loosen, you know, put them poles straight the way across. Tie them on. Safer then. Yeah, mate. Give me a Oh, them are beautiful. Are they them?
I love them.
No cars coming, is there?
>> [laughter] >> That one.
Beautiful.
>> Lovely. Lovely.
And a pair of step ladders.
Job done. F the strap back over. Let's get strapped up and gone.
All right, bit more on there, guys. And um we got a full load. Let's get going. Let's go get some more tap.
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