Things You'll Need:
- Vehicle for hauling paper to recycle center
- Flyers to announce your business
- A recycle center that pays for paper products
- A desire to work for yourself
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Step 1
Print some flyers to announce your recycling business. Go door to door and hand these out. Leave a few on all bulletin boards in your town.
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Step 2
As you hand your flyers out to neighbors let them know what day and what time you will be coming around to collect their paper products. For example "Yes ma'am I will be back in your neighborhood every Thursday between 10am and 2pm to collect your paper products."
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Step 3
Leave a sturdy box such as a banana box with your neighbors so that they can easily collect paper products for you. Affix a large sign on the side of the box that says "Recyclable paper products only." This way someone will not mistake your box for another trash can. Have them leave the box on the curb on the designated day.
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Step 4
Make your rounds to the different neighborhoods. When you see one of your boxes stop and empty the content into your vehicle, next take the box and place it on their doorstep to refill for you.
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Step 5
Take the collected paper products to your recycling center and trade the paper for cash.
Comments
johnh1223 said
on 3/9/2009 Excellent Advice! Very useful!
steved123 said
on 2/23/2009 i am interested in doing this but i want to know how would i compete against the free council pick up and if i became better than the council could i get sued/fined for taking the coucils business and or costomers, thanks
eyeopening said
on 1/19/2009 This would work very well in this area. Wonderful idea. :-)
genehoffpauir said
on 1/18/2009 Great tips! Well written article. 5*
sylv129 said
on 4/20/2008 is there a recycle center near norridge, il. 60706?