aluminum cable

With the last snowstorm a length of aluminum power cable came down. Is it good for anything? If not for me, maybe for someone else? I originally was going to make dragging cables from it, thinking it was steel.

recycle

I would be careful recycling. The power company may still consider the wire to be their property. Most recycling places require identification and payment by mail or delayed trying to prevent theft.

After a remodel I took some copper pipe to recycle, they wanted all the info including DL No., then they pulled out one of those thumb print scanners, were also gonna require a thumb print, not sure if it was a local rule or what, but at that point it was Nope, you can have it. 

Friend owns a metal recycling company  and the newer laws state they must gather that info and give to law enforcement. But it seems law enforcement didnt want all the  forms each day (many hours of busy work) he was required to have filled out. After he called emailed and  went in person to the police station. Our state law enforcement/politicians in action!

I would be careful recycling. The power company may still consider the wire to be their property. Most recycling places require identification and payment by mail or delayed trying to prevent theft.

+1

in my experience up in the woods where we have lost power from limbs taking out service drop more times than I want to remember over the decades - sometimes they take it when they replace it, sometimes they leave it. I have put it in the recycle bin, not taken to scrap yard

The return for aluminum scrap is blah... I turned in couple engines and intake manifolds and got back $25 bucks. My mom did better with her aluminum cans she got back $100.