How to dispose of an old car battery

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#207996 22-Jan-2017 17:35

I had to replace the brick in one of my Celicas this weekend and I am left with a lump of best Prince of Darkness of which to be rid.

What are the official ways to do this?

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#1707543 22-Jan-2017 17:36

scrap metal dealers were paying a little for them when I last checked.

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#1707561 22-Jan-2017 17:46

Even if they give you next to nothing, at least it will be recycled properly.

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#1707562 22-Jan-2017 17:48

If no near scrapyard then most places that sell batteries will take the old one.

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#1707566 22-Jan-2017 18:00

Sell it to jonathan18 for $1159

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#1707598 22-Jan-2017 19:22

http://www.supercheapauto.co.nz/services/in-store/battery-recycling/

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#1707657 22-Jan-2017 20:55

shakedown14:

http://www.supercheapauto.co.nz/services/in-store/battery-recycling/

Thanks, that looks good.

I looked on that page and saw that they offer a standard battery fitment service and a deluxe battery fitment service and I wondered what might be the difference. I decided that the deluxe service must be the one where they fit it the right way round.

I'll take it there if I still have it in the morning. I left it on the berm with a $1000 price tag so that might work too.

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#1707675 22-Jan-2017 21:17

Love how Supercheap say "yes its free to recycle my battery at Supercheap Auto" when the scrapyards pay you for it. Wonder what Supercheap does with them :)

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#1707706 22-Jan-2017 22:07

In Christchurch you can leave them at the council transfer station. Not sure about other areas.

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#1708159 23-Jan-2017 15:59

Metal man (or Scrap Man as they are called now in some areas) pay around $7 for old car batteries. I emptied out my dad's man shed after he died and I made some decent beer money out of old car batteries, copper piping/pieces and other assorted scrap metals.

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#1708321 23-Jan-2017 21:09

BlinkyBill: Sell it to jonathan18 for $1159

Ha bloody ha!

Thanks to @jeffnz, they'll sell the battery I need for $251! It's amazing what connections one makes here on GZ, and here's one that's saved me a good amount...

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#1711021 28-Jan-2017 13:03

bmt:

Love how Supercheap say "yes its free to recycle my battery at Supercheap Auto" when the scrapyards pay you for it. Wonder what Supercheap does with them :)

What do supercheap do to earn the money they make on these batteries. Simple really, they are open over the whole of this long weekend. The scrappies are not.