Brass

When I shoot the .45, 9mm and .22 there is brass all over the ground. I usually pick it up and throw it away. It seems like a waste, but I am not sure if it is reusable for someone else?

Most ranges have brass buckets. When they get full they sell the brass to scrap yards. Some ranges use the money to improve the range while other give it to charities. Don't just toss it in the trash. If your club does not have brass buckets, start one.

Save the 45 and 9mm brass. You'll either start reloading at some point, at which time you'll have a nice starter collection, or you can give it to a buddy who reloads and they'll thank you for the donation.

22 is less valuable since it's not reloadable. You could save it and sell it for scrap, but the payoff is a lot less than with reloading. I usually just toss my 22 brass in the brass bucket.

If you know someone with a bullet swagger, there are dies to use .22LR brass to make .223 jackets.

Check to see if your range has a brass bucket. If not, they should start one. Or better yet, 4 (if you're members are willing to police and sort their own casings)

One for Brass & Boxer
One for Aluminum
One for Steel
One for Brass & Berdan

Sorted metal scrap is worth more than unsorted metal scrap, so the 3 buckets that go to the scarp yard will be worth more to the club if its sorted (if your members are willing to take the time to sort it)
Find member(s) or non-members to sell the brass & boxer buckets to as they'll pay more than the scrap yard will (and likely more than mixed range casings, which might contain large numbers of non-reloadable casings)

Here's a question for everyone:

If your range did add sorted casing buckets would you use them? how much would you sort?

The 4 I listed above?

Seperate Pistol and Rifle reloadable brass?
a couple of individual calibers for reloadable brass?

I'm just wondering how much effort the community would go through to improve the value of their spent casings.