Lithium Ion batteries

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Lithium Ion batteries

Postby aussamdad » Fri Jan 30, 2015 12:13 pm

Fellas, found a pile of these batteries. Looks like they are from laptops. Can they be recycled? My local yard said no.
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Re: Lithium Ion batteries

Postby hobo finds » Fri Jan 30, 2015 3:54 pm

You can mail them to buyers.

$0.95 Li Ion Laptop (Exposed terminals MUST be taped)
$-.30 Terminal Tape Fee
$0.70 Li Ion Cell (Exposed terminals MUST be taped)
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Re: Lithium Ion batteries

Postby silversaddle1 » Sat Jan 31, 2015 6:54 am

Most battery recyclers will buy Li-ion batteries. In fact, they want them pretty bad around here, over a dollar a pound. Call around.
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Re: Lithium Ion batteries

Postby aussamdad » Mon Feb 27, 2017 3:44 pm

Forgot I had these...they are in a 5 gallon bucket somewhere....
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Re: Lithium Ion batteries

Postby hobo finds » Tue Feb 28, 2017 11:46 am

prices have gone up some

$1.75 Li Ion Laptop (Exposed terminals MUST be taped)
$-.30 Terminal Tape Fee
$0.90 Li Ion Cell Phone Batteries (Exposed terminals MUST be taped)
$0.60 Li Ion Rechargeable - Non Laptop and Cell (Exposed terminals MUST be taped)


http://www.cashforcomputerscrap.com/current-pricing
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Re: Lithium Ion batteries

Postby aussamdad » Wed Jul 08, 2020 10:30 am

Heck, If I wait a decade maybe I will make a little on these dang batteries. still in a bucket.
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Re: Lithium Ion batteries

Postby knibloe » Thu Jul 09, 2020 12:44 pm

hobo finds wrote:You can mail them to buyers.

$0.95 Li Ion Laptop (Exposed terminals MUST be taped)
$-.30 Terminal Tape Fee
$0.70 Li Ion Cell (Exposed terminals MUST be taped)



Good to know. I was going to get rid of some in the Lowes recyling bin. Now I will make my own bin in the garage and hold onto them until I have enough to recycle
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Re: Lithium Ion batteries

Postby Dr. Cadmium » Thu Jul 09, 2020 11:12 pm

Just a heads up that prices have tanked in the past few years. They got hit especially hard this year.
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Re: Lithium Ion batteries

Postby hobo finds » Sat Jul 11, 2020 5:38 am

BATTERIES (CAREFULLY READ!! CRITERIA BELOW)
PRICE/LB MATERIAL
$0.50 Li Ion Laptop Cell 18650 (NO Swollen Batteries. Exposed terminals MUST be taped)
$0.20 Li Ion Cell Phone Batteries (NO Swollen Batteries. Exposed terminals MUST be taped)
$0.20 Li Ion Polymer - Laptop, Tablet and Cell (NO Swollen Batteries. Exposed terminals MUST be taped) (No ECIG or Lithium Compound batteries!)
$0.10/lb NiMh
-$.10/lb SWOLLEN BATTERIES ARE A CHARGE ITEM
-$.30 CHARGE Terminal Tape Fee
-$.20/lb CHARGE NI CD (Dry Cell)
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Re: Lithium Ion batteries

Postby Dr. Cadmium » Tue Jul 14, 2020 3:18 pm

Below are the prices I pay locally:

laptop li-ion: $0.50/lb
other li-ion (poly/cell phone/medical/power tool): $0.20/lb

I currently don't buy NiMH or NiCd, but I don't charge a disposal fee either.
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