How you can make money by selling rubbish like empty perfume bottles and corks

IF you're looking to make a few extra bucks, here's how you can cash in by selling rubbish from your garbage can and recycling bins.

You might want to think twice before throwing away empty perfume bottles or corks because they could be worth some money.

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Here are nine types of trash items you can sell for cash:

1: Used packing material

In some cities, there's a big market for used packing material, driven by people who are moving out or selling products online and are in need of some packing goods.

By searching on Facebook Marketplace or Craigslist for packing material you'll see large loads of bubble wrap, packing peanuts and boxes selling for $15 to $25, some quick cash for something so simple.

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2: Empty perfume bottles

The next time you run out of your favorite perfume bottle, you might want to store it after reading this.

Used perfume bottles are used to hold floral centerpieces at weddings or are repurposed as scent diffusers.

Small bottles in unique colors are even incorporated into jewlery.

Buyers favor bottles with striking designs, exclusive brand names and stoppers or lids instead of spray-tops. A group of 10 to 15 bottles sell for $15 to $20 on Etsy.

3: Cardboard tubes

Cardboard tubes from paper towels and toilet paper rolls are used in all sort of ingenious craft projects, which puts out a demand for them.

A lot of 100 paper towel tubes has sold for as much as $35 on Ebay, with shipping included.

So next time you those cardboard tubes in the trash, you might want to store them for some quick cash.

4: Parts of broken appliances

Just because your appliances may be broken doesn't mean they're totally worthless.

The parts of a broken rice steamer were selling for $10 on Ebay, and the lids were going for about $5.

So the next time one of your appliances breaks, harvest and resell the parts and accessories instead of tossing the whole thing out.

5: Old remotes, power cords and batteries

Used TV remotes can sell for $5 to $10 and, depending on the model, laptop power cords and batteries can go for as much as $15 to $45.

6: Wine bottle corks

Wine lovers rejoice, the next time you open a bottle of your favorite wine do so carefully without breaking the corks.

Creative crafters have found dozens of useful ways to reuse corks.

Keep in mind, buyers prefer natural corks and not the synthetic versions.

Two hundred corks recently sold for $21.99 on Ebay.

7: Empty ink cartridges

Evolve Recycling buys empty cartridges, however, users must send a minimum of 20 inkjet cartridges or 20 pounds of material (roughly four or five toner cartridges).

When your accounts hits $25, the company sends you a check for your empty cartridges.

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8: Used up car batteries

Auto part stores, such as Autozone, offer car owners credit of $10 to $20 toward the prices of a new battery when you give them your old one.

So if you by any chance have a treasure trove of old lead-acid automotive batteries laying around in your home, bring those over to an auto parts store.

O’Reilly Auto Parts recycling program offers a $10 gift card for each.

9: Paper shopping bags

Fanatical collectors will pay a premium for used shopping bags from desiderable retailers.

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On Ebay, four vintage shopping bags from Macy's recently sold for $19.99 and eight Starbucks bags from the years 2014-2019 sold for $7.49.

Bags from high-end retailers like Gucci and Kate Spade can bring you more cash.