Sell scrap car batteries in Brisbane

Brisbane scrap battery buyers who collect from your site

Used lead-acid batteries stack up fast in a workshop, a fleet depot or a forklift bay. The lead inside is a non-ferrous metal, and it makes an old battery worth selling. Forge Recyclers buys scrap car batteries in Brisbane, along with truck, forklift, machinery and backup batteries, and we collect them from your site. Send photos and a rough count, and we reply with a quote.

Types of scrap batteries we buy

• Car and ute batteries

  Starter batteries from mechanics, auto electricians and battery fitters.

• Truck and bus batteries

  Heavy starter batteries from fleets, transport depots and bus workshops.

• Forklift batteries

  Traction batteries from forklifts, pallet movers and warehouse machines.

• Machinery batteries

  Batteries from tractors, earthmoving gear, generators and plant.

• Deep-cycle batteries

  Lead-acid marine, caravan and off-grid power batteries.

• Backup power batteries

  Sealed lead-acid, AGM and gel batteries from UPS units, alarms and telecom sites.

• Mixed lots

  A pallet or cage of mixed lead-acid batteries, priced in one quote.

Why sell your scrap batteries to Forge Recyclers

• Car, truck and forklift batteries. Bigger batteries hold more lead, so they earn more.
• Priced on weight and the lead market. Count them by type, photograph the labels, and we quote the lot.
• Collected from your workshop, depot or warehouse. No ute trips to a yard with a load of batteries.
• Radiators and converters on the same trip. Add the rest of the workshop's scrap to the pick-up.

Scrap car battery prices in Brisbane: what they are worth

We price lead-acid batteries on their weight and the lead market on the day. Bigger batteries hold more lead, so a forklift or truck battery earns more than a car battery. The label on each battery carries the information we need. Count your batteries by type and photograph the labels, and we price the whole lot.

Before the pick-up:

• Stand batteries upright with the caps and vents in place.
• Never drain, open or cut a battery.
• Keep lithium batteries, such as power tool and e-bike packs, out of the lead-acid pile.
• Tell us about any cracked or leaking cases.

Who sells us scrap batteries

Mechanics, auto electricians and battery fitters change batteries all day and stack the old ones out the back. Fleet and transport depots replace truck and bus batteries on a schedule. Warehouses and forklift service businesses swap out traction batteries. Plant hire, earthmoving and telecom businesses retire batteries from machines and backup systems.

Our pages for workshops and manufacturers and for tradies list the other scrap we buy from them. Larger sites can see our commercial scrap metal service.

Car battery recycling in Brisbane

Recyclers break used batteries open and recover the lead, which goes back into new batteries and other products. The Australian Battery Recycling Initiative says battery metals such as lead can be recycled an indefinite number of times. It also warns that lead can poison people and animals and contaminate soil and water. Selling your old batteries for recycling keeps that lead out of landfill and off your site. For a workshop or fleet, a pallet of dead batteries becomes income instead of a hazard out the back.

Battery pick-up from the Sunshine Coast to the Gold Coast

We collect batteries from workshops, depots and warehouses from the Sunshine Coast to the Gold Coast. Add your radiators, catalytic converters and steel to the same pick-up. Five batteries or a full cage, the process does not change: photos and a count, a quote, then the pick-up. If you change batteries every week, ask about a regular pick-up.