money from used batteries

karren

is there any way that used batteries can be used to generate monies?

i run a brownies unit and scouts, help on pta and work in hospice so if the monies can go to these id be delighted,
im nit sure if there is a way but i work in the hospital and its scandalus that they get thrown away all the time,

id be so grateful for help in this matter

thanks x

Lomast

If they are Lead Acid Batteries the scrap yard will pay you for them, im not aware of anyone that does anything with Alkaline, Zinc, Nicads etc. I usually just stick them in the battery recycling bin @ B&Q

Caroline_a

In my last job we had big cardboard boxes for recycling batteries, but it was more about recycling than money making. As we used very few in the office we were encouraged to bring them in from home... can't say that many people did that.

Why not just try your local council environmental health to see if they operate a recycling service? You might not make any money, but it might ease your 'green' conscience a bit!

Mistral001

Lead batteries maybe worth something but the others, forget about them. You would have to pay for them to be disposed off I am afraid, so you would actually be spending money rather than getting money for them.

Savvy_Sue

they are also not without hazard: we can recycle them at the local tip or via our recycling boxes, but we're not supposed to put leaky batteries in these facilities (not sure what one should do with a leaky battery, TBH!)

Wywth

Try to use rechargeables if possible.

You'll not only save yourself a small fortune, but save the planet too

karren

hi, the batteries arent mine they are from where i work, sounds like they wont be worth anything to anyone, but would like to recycle reponsibly so ill continue collecting them and popping to big supermarkets when i can x

patman99

The supermarkets would not be collecting batteries for recycling unless they could turn a profit from them.
Next time I am in my local Sainsburys I will look on the bin to see who supplied it.

chunkychocky

patman99 wrote: »

The supermarkets would not be collecting batteries for recycling unless they could turn a profit from them.
Next time I am in my local Sainsburys I will look on the bin to see who supplied it.

I may have remembered this wrong, but I thought that any shop that sells batteries now has a legal obligation to accept used ones back for recycling.

Savvy_Sue

chunkychocky wrote: »

I may have remembered this wrong, but I thought that any shop that sells batteries now has a legal obligation to accept used ones back for recycling.

If you've remembered this wrong, so have I ...

Wywth

patman99 wrote: »

The supermarkets would not be collecting batteries for recycling unless they could turn a profit from them.
Next time I am in my local Sainsburys I will look on the bin to see who supplied it.

I think you'll find that as they sell new batteries, they have to provide recycling facilities at their end of life
(they can't be bothered to check the ones given in are ones they originally sold as that would just add more cost)