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dswatts
19th May 2013, 05:16 PM
Anyone know the current price per kg of lead?
Just did a quick count and I have over 1500kg of batteries.
Who are the good scrap recyclers in perth?

Dylan
eckolsim
19th May 2013, 05:19 PM
Not sure by your price would be better if you stripped the lead out.

Disposing of the acid would be hard. I have a mate who is a scrappy if you need more info.
dswatts
19th May 2013, 05:33 PM
Not sure by your price would be better if you stripped the lead out.

Disposing of the acid would be hard. I have a mate who is a scrappy if you need more info.

Don't think I want to be doing that, plus a fair few are AGM's or GEL.
d@rk51d3
19th May 2013, 05:37 PM
Broke down a couple of batteries last year. Bugger all lead in them, other than the terminals.
Lotz-A-Landies
19th May 2013, 06:07 PM
Your batteries actually probably contain something around 65% lead sulphate and a lead/selenium/antimony alloy.
LandyAndy
19th May 2013, 06:14 PM
Dylan,the scrappie that picks up the batteries at our tip pays us $1.00 each.One of the blokes at work collects them,he takes them to a scrappie yard in Mandurah,gets $3.00ea.
Andrew
eckolsim
19th May 2013, 06:19 PM
More info,


You may get up to $300 per tonne for batteries in Perth. It used to be $500. For this price you would need to deliver to a yard.

Not really worth it.
LandyAndy
19th May 2013, 07:46 PM
More info,


You may get up to $300 per tonne for batteries in Perth. It used to be $500. For this price you would need to deliver to a yard.

Not really worth it.

It is if you are keeping them out of the environment and they are getting recycled;);););););)
We press all the cardboard at the tip.It costs labour to press it and eventually load it in our trucks,then there is the cost of taking it to the city.
The cardboard doesnt cover the costs,however the cost plus the return is much cheaper for us than digging the dump holes to bury it in;);););) Unfortunately burning isnt allowed.
Andrew
d@rk51d3
19th May 2013, 07:56 PM
It is if you are keeping them out of the environment and they are getting recycled;);););););)


In that case, they should come and pick them up. :D
LandyAndy
19th May 2013, 08:00 PM
In that case, they should come and pick them up. :D

They do,that is why I mentioned the $1.00 battery picked up/$3.00 delivered to a scrappie.Everything costs unfortunately.
Andrew
d@rk51d3
19th May 2013, 08:48 PM
They do,that is why I mentioned the $1.00 battery picked up/$3.00 delivered to a scrappie.Everything costs unfortunately.
Andrew

Whoops. Mis-read that.

Cheers.
Roverlord off road spares
19th May 2013, 09:13 PM
We press all the cardboard at the tip.It costs labour to press it and eventually load it in our trucks,then there is the cost of taking it to the city.
The cardboard doesnt cover the costs,however the cost plus the return is much cheaper for us than digging the dump holes to bury it in;);););) Unfortunately burning isnt allowed.
Andrew

You need to value add, set a side a big area , wet the cardboard cover and get compost worms to eat it up, then sell the castings;)
BST4X4XFA
19th May 2013, 10:25 PM
Hi there Dylan,

I take all our off-cut copper wire to Smith's Metal in Malaga. I've seen Batteries there but don't have a clue on what they pay. Might be worthwhile to give them a call to check.

Cheers, Jurgens.
crash
20th May 2013, 02:59 PM
With that many batteries and if you can deliver I would ring around for the best price - saying you have approx??Kgs and can deliver?

Lead prices must have gone up, last time I looked into it they were only about 50cents each.
isuzurover
20th May 2013, 03:09 PM
Simms at Welshpool have a sign up advising of large fines if car wrecks/bodies are brought in with the batteries still in them.