Get Big Money for Scrap Batteries

Step 3 Cash it In

Stop at the scrapyard office and ask them what to do. We waited in a line of other trucks for a while til one of those guys told us that since we just had batteries, we could drive right in.
Once inside the yard, they had us load our batteries on a cart, push the cart onto a scale.
They asked me for ID, my address, and had me sign a form promising that I was the lawful owner of the stuff I was selling them. There's been a big problem in the city with "copper miners" stealing metal wires, pipes, etc. to recycle for money, so there's a law requiring this form.
Then they printed me a reciept with a barcode at the bottom.

"Behind the woman in yellow is a little room like a closet. Scan the barcode there and the ATM will give you your money. You'll get the dollars, but you won't get the coins."

Here's the ATM, and the sign saying that they'll write you a check for the coins if you really want them to.
I hadn't looked at the reciept, so I was pretty amazed when hundred dollar bills started spewing out of the machine. I guess those batteries weighed more than I thought they would.

Comments

[infiniterecycling]

does anyone recycle rechargeable batteries that don't have lead in them? like you use on drills?

[tradecam]

We have all kinds of batteries that do not have lead on them

you can get back to yours through our company email address: [e-mail] for more inquiries

[Billdo22]

I did almost this exact same thing, once last summer out local farm supply store was offering 5 dollars of in store credit for every car battery you brought in. i brought in 40 dollars worth of in 1 afternoon, i went door to door asking for batteries.

[w477s]

o_O! gotta do this how, great idea for summertime partjob :D

[molee]

that's a really exciting way to make some extra 'pocket cash!' i've been looking for alternative ways of making money, as i'm not the most 9-5 corporate whore kind of person, and this is VERY intriguing considering I live in an incredibly water-industrious area with a lot of boats, fishing and local seafood. i'm positive there will be at least a FEW batteries i can get my hands on. the only problem will be finding a place to trade them in for cash around here. i'm on the outer banks of NC, is there a website or something that has a junkyard database of some kind or something?

[willdabeast]

u should look for wat they got in hampstead. i live in chapel hill but come out to the banks alot. im just sayin hampstead cause wen i drive through i see piles of scrap everywhere. i think its right near wilmington if im not mistaken.