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Three Months, 3,000 Miles Or Longer?: The Truth about Oil Changes

Quick-lube chains say 3,000 miles, auto manufacturers recommend 5,000 to 7,500 miles and synthetic oil companies, 10,000. How often do you really need to change the oil in your car?

What Can You Throw in a Dumpster?

Wondering what you can put in a dumpster rental? Use our list to learn exactly what can go in a dumpster and get tips for how to dispose of items that can't.

How to Sort Scrap Metal

Selling scrap metal can be a great way to supplement your income, or you can do it full time. Before you can sell your scrap metal to a scrap yard, you need to separate the different metals in your scrap. A scrap magnet will help you...

What Not to Use Your Dumpster For

While dumpsters can be used for multiple waste and recycling projects, whether big or small, there are certain things for which a dumpster cannot be used. Most of the things for which dumpsters cannot be used pertain to any sort of toxic or hazardous waste. The types of waste listed below cannot be put into dumpsters as waste. There are alternate ways to dispose of those types of wasteWhat Cannot Go Into a Roll-Off DumpsterElectronicsThis includes mainly all televisions, radios,…

How Is Scrap Metal Consumed?

Scrap metal can serve a variety of purposes for both public and private sectors. Reusing this versatile material is a great way to do your part for the environment while helping someone else get new use out of an old material. Keep reading to learn more about how scrap metal is used and how it …

How to Sell Scrap Metal for Money

Many millions of tons of scrap is sitting unused in garages and basements, but taking that haul to the scrapyard to sell can be an intimidating process. We walk you through our own trip to sell some steel at a Detroit area scrapyard.

5 Most Commonly Recycled Scrap Metals and their Sources

Learn more about the 5 most commonly recycled scrap metals and their sources so that you can make sure that you’re recycling as much as possible.

Upcycling Tips to Follow from a Salvage Yard Pro

Looking to flex your DIY muscles? We spoke to Yvonne Purcell, an upcycling pro, to get her tips and project ideas. Peek inside her stunning home, here.

“Salvage logging” doesn't work!

Tell lawmakers that “salvage logging” worsens fire conditions in forestsWrite to your federal and state lawmakers and urge them to re-prioritize precious tax dollars toward controlled burning and home- and structure-hardening efforts in California wildfire zones— not toward removal of dead trees and other vegetation from the forest. Any thinning should be done sparingly and with careful planning and generally as a last resort. Large-scale…

Tips for Stunning Salvage Transformations

There’s a whole new life awaiting the discarded goods many people overlook; here’s how to transform your salvaged finds into stunning décor.

What to Bring on a Salvage Shopping Trip

Pack these 17 items for your next shopping adventure

Do you want to appear on Salvage Hunters?

A WELL-known TV show is heading to North Yorkshire to film a special edition of the programme.

Using Salvage Stores to Improve Your Home on the Cheap

Thanks to TV shows like 'Fixer Upper,' everything old is new again

6 Salvage Projects You've Got to See

How Scrap Metal from Machine Shops gets Recycled

Ever wonder what happens to scrap metal from machine shops? Learn about the recycling process and how scrap gets from the floor back to the factory.

7 steps to efficiently salvage a Star Destroyer

Ways cutting-edge technology from right now can turn your planet’s garbage into useful goods, brought to you by the National Science Foundation