[RE-wrenches] recycling AGM batteries

jay jay.peltz at gmail.com
Thu Aug 21 15:13:50 PDT 2025


It is definitely chaos about all this.  

I did get the SDS from GNB or now its Stryten.

And sent it to my recycler who’s sending on to his end buyer in California.  Which I’m guessing then goes onto china for melting?

And contiental battery, the actual battery company has an office in ABQ who was gracious to actually look up the info and they said it had a  lithium content which just can’t go into the melting process.  

But the SDS doesn’t list it.  

I don’t know who’s correct, I’m just hoping I can them recycled 



> On Aug 21, 2025, at 3:59 PM, Chris Schaefer via RE-wrenches <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:
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> Hey Jay,
> 
> I was able to get 0.23/lb here in NY for the GNB Absolyte 2v cells. I've got one more set to recycle next week.
> 
> Christopher
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> On Thu, Aug 21, 2025 at 10:35 AM Bryan Norkunas via RE-wrenches <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org <mailto:re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org>> wrote:
>> $0.16 per lb in northern CA
>> 
>> Bryan Norkunas
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>> From: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org <mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org>> on behalf of Bob-O via RE-wrenches <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org <mailto:re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org>>
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>> Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] recycling AGM batteries
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>> Last I checked  in OR, Interstate was paying 0.10/lb
>> Bob-O
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>> On Aug 20, 2025, at 7:04 PM, Jason Szumlanski via RE-wrenches <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org <mailto:re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org>> wrote:
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>> 
>> I'm about to take 24 L16 FLA batteries off an island. Any idea how much Interstate pays? I'm giving the owner the salvage money, charging for our labor and transport costs.  He would like to know what to expect. 
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>> On Wed, Aug 20, 2025, 6:37 PM Roy Butler via RE-wrenches <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org <mailto:re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org>> wrote:
>> Interstate Battery takes mine. They should have a store somewhere near you.
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>> On 8/20/2025 5:34 PM, Gary Handelin via RE-wrenches wrote:
>>> Jay,
>>> I couldn't find anyone in the Reno area either so I went searching. Try Batteryrecyclersofamerica.com 866.827.1830  I spoke to them last week and they will schedule a truck to pick them up after I have them on a pallet ready for shipment.  Still waiting to find out what I need to do but I think it's just wrapping them in plastic, making sure not to include too much weight and possibly adding some decals. If they don't come thru I guess plan B might be to flush them, get the lead out, and make more bullets for my 45 long colt (ought to be several thousand rounds).
>>> Gary
>>> 
>>> On Wed, Aug 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM jay via RE-wrenches <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org <mailto:re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org>> wrote:
>>> HI All
>>> 
>>> I just got back from my local recycler.  He won’t take the GNB AGM batteries.  
>>> He said his ultimate buyer in california won’t buy them.  
>>> 
>>> Has any one else seen this?
>>> 
>>> thanks
>>> 
>>> jay
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