Comments on: Stockpiling Garbage

By: Russell

Russell — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:27:38 +0000

Good idea to “stockpile” any waste/valueless stuff we have today. Including heavy metals and chemicals like CO2.
Someday we will have cost-effective means and need for them.
Key is to concentrate and identify so reasonable to retrieve.

By: Posts That Motivate and Inspire Week #4 | The Passive Dad

Posts That Motivate and Inspire Week #4 | The Passive Dad — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:23:14 +0000

[...] For Four Pillars wrote Wacky Business Idea #9: Stockpiling Garbage posts an interesting business idea. I’ve also read about the profitable business model behind [...]

By: Weekly Roundup: Laboring All Day Edition at Clever Dude Personal Finance & Money

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 19:48:46 +0000

[...] Pillars wonders whether he can create a garbage stockpiling business. I think we might need to be closer to the apocalypse to make this idea [...]

By: Scott @ The Passive Dad

Scott @ The Passive Dad — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:09:17 +0000

@ Nobleea I love that idea. I had an old bbq I put out on the sidewalk and nobody took it for hours. Then finally a neighbor gave it a good home.

I don’t know about starting a landfill or garbage company. I do know that the 1800 got junk guys are making a killing and they were on cnbc as one of the fastest growing franchises. My wife and I used them for an estate sale we did and they hauled off everything we couldn’t sell or donate. We paid them $400 and the truck wasn’t full! I’ve notice that other companies are trying to compete with them and it appears to be a great business model. You figure that some of the items have value and you could sell them or donate them yourself and get a tax break.

By: Wacky Business Idea #9: Stockpiling Garbage » BlockGarden.com

Wacky Business Idea #9: Stockpiling Garbage » BlockGarden.com — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:46:27 +0000

[...] moneysmartsblog.com via [...]

By: Mid-Week Round-Up

Mid-Week Round-Up — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:42:43 +0000

[...] a fan of crazy business ideas. Mr. Cheap at Quest for Four Pillars proposes an interesting one- stockpiling garbage. I already do this in my [...]

By: Nobleea

Nobleea — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:40:41 +0000

I read of an amusing anecdote somewhere (maybe one of these blogs) where someone wanted to give away a piece of furniture and put up a free sign on it and left it in the alley. Nothing happened for a month. Then they changed the ‘free’ sign to ‘For sale, $20, call XXXX). It disappeared that night.

By: Four Pillars

Four Pillars — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:36:34 +0000

I suspect that too much of garbage is just garbage to make this idea fly. What about hiring teams to go around neighbourhoods on the night before garbage day and look for saleable stuff. I’ve seen people do that on my street – if it was organized enough it might be worthwhile.

By: Nobleea

Nobleea — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:36:39 +0000

Slightly on topic, Edmonton is a leader in North America in terms of waste management. We opened up a composting facility, the largest in the North America, which aims to turn all non-recyclable household waste into rich compost. Together with recycling, only 40% of Edmonton’s household waste actually goes to the landfill.
http://www.edmonton.ca/Environment/WasteManagement/CompostingWasteFacts.pdf