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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Paul Coleman on February 22, 2013, 10:16:02 pm

Title: Money for old leisure batteries
Post by: Paul Coleman on February 22, 2013, 10:16:02 pm
Don't know if anyone else does this but instead of taking them to the council tip, it's possible to get a bit from the scrap merchant.  The one I went to pays £320 a tonne - which works out at about a tenner for two 85 amp batteries.  Not much, but better than just dumping them for nothing at the council tip.
Title: Re: Money for old leisure batteries
Post by: stuart mc on February 22, 2013, 10:20:10 pm
Don't know if anyone else does this but instead of taking them to the council tip, it's possible to get a bit from the scrap merchant.  The one I went to pays £320 a tonne - which works out at about a tenner for two 85 amp batteries.  Not much, but better than just dumping them for nothing at the council tip.

works out nearer £12/14 at mine
Title: Re: Money for old leisure batteries
Post by: scud on February 22, 2013, 10:29:13 pm
   I've got a collection of old batteries from cars, motorcycles and leisure batteries, am going to start bringing one home from the tip everytime I take the garden rubbish too.
 When I have time I will remove the lead from them and melt it into ingots then weigh it in, the tip will get the empty battery cases back.
Title: Re: Money for old leisure batteries
Post by: sean mcc on February 22, 2013, 10:31:08 pm
   I've got a collection of old batteries from cars, motorcycles and leisure batteries, am going to start bringing one home from the tip everytime I take the garden rubbish too.
 When I have time I will remove the lead from them and melt it into ingots then weigh it in, the tip will get the empty battery cases back.
  Paint them gold
Title: Re: Money for old leisure batteries
Post by: andyM on February 23, 2013, 08:20:07 am
The motorspares shop I buy mine from give you £5 off the advertised price of a new one if you exchange your old battery.
Title: Re: Money for old leisure batteries
Post by: escorttdi on February 23, 2013, 08:25:21 am
round bout £7 at my scrappys....... suppose they will be gettin double that id imagine