From 2nd Feb 2026 we are launching with 4 live earning categories.
- Unwanted Pallets
- Firewood/Logs/Solid Fuel
- Scrap Metal
- Refer a Friend
Unwanted Pallets
Unwanted pallets sit on people’s drives for weeks, months sometimes. They are bulky, don’t fit in most cars, take ages to break up and just get in the way. Pallet Pickup will collect pallets for a small fee in the PR postcode area and they will pay you 20% of the collection fee if you fill in a Spotters form (only takes 30-60 seconds) and pop a Drop Card through the letter box and it converts into a paid job. They charge £4 for the first pallet. £3 each for the next 5 and then £2 after that. So a collection of 3 pallets costs the customer £10, saves them wrecking their car and their back and it will earn you £2 in commission. All for 30 seconds doing the report and posting a drop card that we supply you with. When you start looking, you will see pallets everywhere. 3 or 4 reports a day and at the end of the month that will add up.
Firewood Logs Solid Fuel
An estimated 1.9 million homes in the UK have a wood or log burner or multi-fuel stove — roughly 1 in 10 homes, and it’s growing. People aren’t usually ditching central heating; they’re adding a stove for backup, bill control, and that cosy “real fire” feel. Rising gas/electric prices have pushed more homeowners towards self-sufficient heating options, plus modern stoves are now cleaner and more efficient.
Log burners are most common in rural areas and in larger detached/semi-detached homes but you’ll also spot them in newer builds because flues can be retro-fitted externally — and those are obvious visual tells.
You look for log stores, kindling piles, fresh deliveries, visible flues, smoke and use your nose too. Submit a quick report and our team will handle the follow-up and try to convert it into a paid job.
Benefits: easy spotting, high demand in colder months, and steady commission opportunities.
Scrap Metal
Everyone has scrap metal from time to time. You can’t walk round all day without seeing some. As it stands right now people put the scrap metal on the footpath or as close to the curb as they can, then they wait. Sometimes hours, sometimes days and sometimes weeks.
That’s where you come in. When you see a scrap pile waiting to be collected, you do one simple thing: submit a 30-second Spotter report with a clear photo. That’s it. No drop card for scrap — just the photo and location.
Here’s why it works: scrap merchants get paid when they collect, but they waste time driving around hoping to find decent piles. Your report gives them targeted intel so they can plan a route, know what’s there, and get to it before someone else does. That intel is valuable — and that’s why they pay us a cut.
What matters most: take a really good photo and make sure everything is in frame. We only get paid for what’s actually collected — and your photo is the proof of what was there.
Timing: scrap commissions aren’t confirmed instantly. Totals are usually confirmed a few days after the month ends, once collections and values are finalised.
Refer a Friend
To kick-start The Spotters Network, we’re aiming to hit 100 Spotters ASAP.
If you know someone who’s always out and about — pounding the streets, working routes, knocking doors, driving all day — they’ll probably be grateful you thought of them. We won’t always be open to new Spotters, so while we are, this is your chance to get in early and make the most of a market that’s still wide open.
Referral bonus: you’ll earn £5 when someone you refer earns their first £10 in commission.
How to refer someone (takes a minute):
1. Give them a quick call or message
2. Fill out a 30-second Referral Report
3. Send them your link. That’s it — we’ll do the rest.
Who makes a great Spotter?
Delivery drivers, posties, taxi drivers, gardeners, trades, scrap collectors, dog walkers — anyone with a route and a sharp eye.
Right now we’re prioritising Spotters who live and/or work in the PR postcode area, because that’s where the most earning opportunities are live.
Don’t forget to check the full rules and commission details (especially category-specific rules).
