If you're running a waste management company, hauling junk, renting dumpsters, or cleaning out garages full of old appliances — let me give it to you straight:

You're likely sitting on a hidden fortune… and you don’t even know it.

Every single day, small waste companies across America are paying to throw away what they should be getting paid to sell. That’s not a mistake — that’s a business model failure.

But I don’t blame you.

Most operators were never taught how to look at waste through a profitable lens. They were taught how to haul it, how to dump it, how to stay compliant. They weren’t taught how to profit from it.

That’s where I come in.

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Here’s What the Big Guys Don’t Want You to Know

Every ton you send to a landfill costs you. Not just in tipping fees, but in missed opportunity.

Copper. Aluminum. Steel. Plastics. Brass. Even the motors inside old fridges and the wires in e-waste… all of it can be converted into cash.

The big boys in this industry — the national haulers and publicly traded firms — have entire divisions dedicated to extracting and reselling these materials. And you know what? They’re doing it with waste they buy from you at pennies on the dollar.

That’s why I created the 3-Step Waste-to-Wealth System.

To give small and mid-sized waste operators the unfair advantage they need to compete and WIN.

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STEP 1: Waste Assessment – The Audit That Changes Everything

Most waste haulers are flying blind. They don’t know what’s in their loads, what it’s worth, or how much it’s costing them to dispose of it.

That’s like trying to run a restaurant without knowing your ingredient costs. You’d go broke fast.

My first step is brutal, but necessary: we tear into every waste stream and track the numbers that matter.

• Which streams make money?
  
  

• Which ones are pure loss?
  
  

• Where are you paying $150/ton to landfill what could bring in $200/ton on the resale market?
  
  

I’ve had clients who didn’t know they were throwing out $8,000/month in recoverable metals. I’ve had others who cut costs by 40% just by eliminating low-value pickups.

Until you know your waste like a broker knows their commodities, you're just guessing — and guesswork is the enemy of profit.

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STEP 2: Value Identification – Stop Hauling Trash. Start Selling Material.

Let’s be blunt.

You’re not in the waste business. You’re in the material flow business.

If you treat everything like junk, you’ll get junk margins. But when you learn to identify, extract, and market secondary raw materials — your business transforms.

This is where I bring the hammer down.

I show you exactly what’s in your dumpsters that has resale value — and where to sell it.

I’m talking about:

• HVAC units filled with high-grade copper and aluminum.
  
  

• E-waste loaded with rare metals and high-demand boards.
  
  

• Appliances with motors, wires, and circuit boards that brokers are hungry for.
  
  

• Construction debris that contains metals you can flip for cash.
  
  

You don’t need a recycling plant. You need a pickup truck, some basic tools, and a system. I give you that system. I give you the network.

You stop managing waste. You start trading material.

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STEP 3: Marketing & Management – Build a Business That Buys Less, Sells More

Let me ask you a question.

Would you rather make $300 from a single well-segregated load or do three $100 cleanouts and drive 120 miles to make the same money?

Waste management isn’t about volume. It’s about margin per mile.

Once you know what’s profitable, and where the buyers are, it’s time to go hunting for the good stuff.

I’ll help you:

• Create marketing angles that attract high-value clients (yes, even without paid ads).
  
  

• Teach your team how to spot valuable material on sight — no more tossing it out by accident.
  
  

• Set up resale partnerships with brokers, smelters, and manufacturers who will pay a premium for quality loads.
  
  

This is where the money gets predictable. This is where the margins get fat. This is where you shift from being a hauler to being a high-value material supplier.

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Why This Works – Even If You’re Small

I’ve worked with operators who had one truck and a rented lot. Today, they’re pulling six figures in net profit — not gross — with less overhead than a food truck.

You don’t need scale. You need strategy.

Big companies rely on expensive infrastructure. Small companies win with speed, flexibility, and focus. That’s what this system delivers.

You won’t find it in textbooks. You won’t find it in government guides. You’ll only find it in the trenches — and I’ve been there since 2009.

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Let’s Talk Trash: You’re Sitting on a Goldmine

Most junk removal companies are paying to throw away their profit.

Most dumpster rental guys are so focused on volume they ignore the gold in their bins.

And most waste haulers are too busy chasing the next job to realize their trucks are rolling treasure chests — they just don’t know how to unlock them.

If you keep doing what you’re doing, here’s what you can expect:

• Landfill costs to double.
  
  

• Fines for non-compliance to rise.
  
  

• Fuel and labor to eat your margins alive.
  
  

• Competitors who extract value to outprice you and win the bids.
  
  

But if you implement my 3-Step Formula, you’ll become one of the few in this industry who know how to:

• Turn trash into cash.
  
  

• Convert waste into product.
  
  

• Escape the race to the bottom.
  
  

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The Choice Is Yours

You can keep hauling junk… or you can start selling value.

You can keep watching your profits leak out with every load… or you can start owning the material game.

I’ve built a system that works for small operators. I’ve tested it across America and Europe. I’ve seen it turn part-time haulers into full-time winners.

If you want to discover exactly how this 3-step formula can fit your operation — let’s talk.

But first, do this:

👉 Download the Guide “Catch the Secondary Raw Materials Opportunities”

Because while the world sees waste, I see your next paycheck.

And I’ll help you collect it — one sorted, salable, high-margin load at a time.

To Your Success

Sam Barrili
The Waste Management Alchemist