Are dead flasher batteries worth $$$

[Hawg]

I had a buddy try to tell me our dead 12 volt flasher batteries are worth $5 now as scrap. Anybody know without calling a recycler? I really don't believe this but with lead being so high it might be true. I have about 1/2 dozen I changed out this year.

[carpshooterdeluxe]

I get $0.30-$0.35 per pound on sealed lead acid batteries, 25 pound minimum. If we take 500 pounds we get around 10 cents more per pound. Get in good with a fire alarm service tech or commercial security service tech and you can have a pretty steady stream of barely used SLA batteries. Use them for your electronics for a year or two then scrap them.

[Hawg]

Hospitals too if you know the electricians.

[fsnrod]

Where do sell them at? Do's that include car batterys to?

[fishwater]

You'll get minimally twice what they offer for a core exchange at most places by bring it directly to a scrap facility. The last time I brought in old deep cycle batteries, I got close to $100 for the three. I think the prices are down a bit for lead compared to that time. I found prices from .25-37 cents a lb for car batteries. There are a bunch of places along the river north of downtown Minneapolis, also there is a place north of Hugo and one in Cambridge that I know of.

[6arrows]

NAPA auto parts buys batteries.

[Agronomist_at_IA]

At our local farm store they have a core chrage. when you bering in a bad battery you get credit for the core charge. I've taken a few batteries in and gotten paid money for the "core"

[Wanderer]

There are a bunch of places along the river north of downtown Minneapolis, also there is a place north of Hugo and one in Cambridge that I know of.

Yeah, the Washington Ave area is fully of recyclers. Kirschbaum and Krupp (K&K) is decent. There is a place I've taken batteries to in Hopkins but lately everything I take in goes to SCI in Maple Grove.

I just collected up my batteries to take in this coming week along with other scrap I accumulated over the winter. I won't give up an old deep cycle or cranking battery for the core charge anymore if I have something else to take in with it.

[20lbSloughShark]

Normally you get paid by the pound for batteries. I like to keep the smallest battery for a core charge if I ever need it.

[18 inch Crappie]

I get $0.30-$0.35 per pound on sealed lead acid batteries, 25 pound minimum. If we take 500 pounds we get around 10 cents more per pound. Get in good with a fire alarm service tech or commercial security service tech and you can have a pretty steady stream of barely used SLA batteries. Use them for your electronics for a year or two then scrap them.

Who takes sealed lead acid type batteries at 30 cents a pound?

[Greenhornet84]

Just got 30 cents a pound for over 500lbs in glenwood yesterday 26 cents if under 500 lbs

[18 inch Crappie]

Just got 30 cents a pound for over 500lbs in glenwood yesterday 26 cents if under 500 lbs

Found a place in MPLS .26 a lb. Just brought 117lbs in and got $30.42 cash