Hi Jeff,
For a few years we have advertised that we purchase junk batteries. I
am still paying the public $.10 per pound and getting $.20 from my
buyer/recycler. I am sure we have kept many batteries from landfills
or just being dumped somewhere.
We palletize and shrink wrap them and our recycler takes them complete
with acid and caps. Pallets weigh about 2500 pounds each.
Larry Crutcher
Starlight Solar
(928) 941-1660
On May 11, 2009, at 7:50 AM, Jeff Yago wrote:
About a year or two ago there was a world shortage of lead and
scrap prices for lead wet up and up, but these days I have not heard
any more about this. We are getting ready to clean out all the old
L-16's we have taken back during system up-grades that have been
piling up, but the local battery supplier we use only offers to
unload them off our truck for free.
I am sure I may be able to track down a scrap yeard but all are in
distant cities and not sure if its worth the extra drive with a
trailer.
What is the going rate these days for scrap lead if taken to a scrap
yard?
Since most scrap yards pay by weight, do they want them drained of
acid and only pay the dry weight, or do they pay a fixed price per
battery?
Any other options?
Jeff Yago
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