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Old 11-19-2013, 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by ilovetv View Post
Here are prices for recycled paper, by an Orlando company.

For newspaper, they pay 17 cents per 100 pounds. Or $3.40 per ton.

Based on daily market prices. Doesn't seem like a good fundraiser to me.

Current Prices

Prices for other recyclable materials are there too.
But, no overhead so every pound is profit.