[wplug] Recycling old UPS batteries

[Gary Morrow]

Junkyards used to pay by the pound for old lead acid batteries.  It's 
probably not worth it for just one battery but they might be interested 
in 200lbs of them.  I'd call around if I were you.

I believe that it worked out to ~8 old car batteries would pay for a 
case of beer.  Of course the price of scrap changes over time so YMMV. 
Now that I think about it, 8 car batteries probably weigh about 200lbs.

Gary Morrow
UNIX Systems Engineering and CASE Tools.
ANSYS, Inc.
gary.morrow at ansys.com


Richard Farina wrote:
 > To be honest, I have a whole STACK of old ups batteries, maybe 200lbs
 > worth.  If you promise you will recycle the ones that are useless to
 > you, you may have them all.  They all have life left in them, just not
 > under the load that I put on them with all of my computers.  Let me know.
 >
 > -Rick Farina
 >
 > Michael P. O Connor wrote:
 >
 >> Rick does the battery have any life in it (aka can stay on for maybe 10
 >> minutes) if so I might like to see if I can get it from you, I might be
 >> able to use it in a non-UPS application.
 >>
 >>
 >>> Does anyone know of a place in Pittsburgh (or close enough) that
 >>> recycles old UPS batteries?  I really feel bad throwing out a 26lb
 >>> battery filled with lead and acid.
 >>>
 >>> thanks,
 >>>
 >>> Rick Farina
 >>>
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