[RE-wrenches] Disposal of Batteries

Larry Crutcher, Starlight Solar larry at starlightsolar.com
Mon May 11 09:58:51 PDT 2009


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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