How to Make Money with Old Newspapers and Cartons

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 What does it take?

 This does not take any education or specialized training; it’s as simple as saving your old newspapers and turning them in to a central collection depot.

Some people are making more than $50,000 a year in this business. The only tool you’ll need is your personal car, and where to store the papers you collect.

 How do I start?

Just look around your own home. What do you do with the old newspapers after you’ve read them? How about all the mail, letters, old question papers, old catalogues and posters you get each week? Chances are this waste paper just piles up in some corner of the garage or

Basement until the day of clean-up and you haul them into the garbage.

 Is it really lucrative?

It’s true that selling stacks of newspapers you’ve accumulated during the past couple of months or so won’t make you rich. But think about the tonnage involved in the stacks of old newspapers you could collect from your relatives, friends and neighbors. Doesn’t it already sound lucrative?

And then think about the total extra income you would have when you have hauled all this paper down to the recycling depot. If you’re serious, and get yourself properly prepared, you can easily make $400 or more every weekend, and it won’t take all

Your time. The prime requisites are just some planning and lots of effort on your part.

Some paper collectors even rent space in warehouses or garage spaces. The important thing is to have a space available to store your collected paper until you’re ready to haul it to the recycling depot.

 Do I need to pay people?

If you like, you can hire people to do a lot of this for you. You could even hire your children, neighors, friends, or any one you know that is looking for quick cash; tell them you’ll pay them money for the paper they collect for you.

 The idea is to get everyone in your area collecting paper for you, eliminating the need to do the actual collecting yourself.

Depending on how much paper each route gives you every two weeks, you could have a crew working several routes each day for minimum wage, probably so much per truck or trailer load, and expect to collect a couple of tons of paper for every three hours they work.

In addition to old newspapers, you should organize your time and schedule to call upon all the businesses, stores and warehouses in your area. Talk to the business owners or store managers and ask them if you can haul away their old cardboard boxes or cartons.

 Should I do publicity?

Emphasize in your publicity contacts that recycling is a kind of community service that benefits all citizens. You’re cleaning the environment, conserving timber, and putting money into the pockets of all who participate.

Think about it!

This business takes organization, some energy on your part, and at least in the beginning, your time. But if you put forth the effort as we have outlined, there’s no reason you shouldn’t easily realize a very comfortable income with COLLECTING OLD NEWSPAPERS AND CARTONS.

You can drop me a comment if you need more advice; also let me know how you are doing in the business.

Good luck!