Back when I was a young man, I flew at a field that seems like most of the members were millionaires. They would crash a plane and just drop it into the 55 gallon drum trash can. I salvaged many a plane and lots of parts from those planes. Being a college kid on a very limited budget, that trash can was a life saver.
Today, I save all my parts if they are repairable and not broken. I am now in my sixties and have more airplanes than I can fly,I am still building airplane and I still use the saved parts.
Frank