Your Local Lead Recycling Centre
Lead is extremely recyclable, making it one of the most recycled non-ferrous metals in the world. Recycled lead makes up for the majority of lead production in modern society, even more so than mining newly sourced. The metal is renowned for many properties, but in particular is known for its malleability, and can therefore be used in a wide range of applications. It also loses no quality when recycled, meaning companies can buy scrap lead at the same quality as mining new lead. With no loss of quality and many applications, the demand for second-hand lead has rocketed in the UK in recent years. This in turn puts scrap lead prices up.
Here at Kas Metal Trading, we are a team of dedicated scrap metal buyers with over 30 years of experience in recycling a wide range of scrap lead, as well as various other ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Visit our local scrap metal yard to begin weighing-in your scrap metal today! Based in Atherton, we can also service several areas in Lancashire and Greater Manchester, including Leigh, Preston, Westhoughton, Salford, Chorley, Tyldesley, Worsley, and Bolton.
Lead Acid Battery Recycling
Did you know that, in Europe, a huge 99% of lead acid batteries are recycled? Although highly-recycled, you must dispose of your lead batteries in accordance with strict UK laws. This is because the battery acid and the lead materials can be toxic to both the environment and humans. It is for this reason that lead acid batteries must be recycled at a professional recycling centre to avoid any hazardous waste seeping into the environment causing health issues.
How Does Lead Acid Battery Recycling Work?
Before recycling, lead acid batteries must be pulverised at a hammer mill to remove toxic chemicals from them, such as lead paste, before they can be reused in other products.
Lead acid batteries can be split into 3 main categories. These are flooded, gelled, and Advanced AGM (Absorbed Glass Mat) with the most common types of battery falling under flooded, such as automotive.
Scrap Lead Prices
The price of lead per kg can change daily and is impacted by a number of economic and environmental factors. Of course, the higher the demand for scrap lead, the higher the value will become. When looking to buy or sell lead scrap, you must source a scrap metal merchant who knows the industry like the back of their hand so getting the best price possible for your scrap metal is always guaranteed.
At Kas Metal Trading, we base all of our scrap metal prices, including our scrap lead prices, on the London Metal Exchange (LME) – a third-party governing body for non-ferrous metal trading. By basing our prices on the global LME standard, we keep up-to-date with ever-changing prices and can reflect this when selling or buying scrap lead ourselves.
Which Types of Scrap Lead Can You Recycle?
One of the most recycled scrap metals, there are plenty of scrap lead products that you can recycle at our local scrap metal yard, including but not limited to:
- Lead pipes
- Lead roofing sheets
- Lead cables
- Lead wheel weights
- Lead gutters & downpipes
- Industrial lead batteries
We can guarantee…
Hassle-Free Lead Recycling
With over 30 years in the scrap metal recycling industry, our scrap metal traders have honed our weigh-in and metal analysis systems to make them as smooth as possible. This means no more long wait times and a wide range of flexible, prompt payments including cheques, bank transfers, and our very own pre-paid card. If you’re a tradesperson with plenty of scrap lead to sell, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with our experts today!
Lead Recycling: FAQs
Soft Lead Scrap is one of the most valuable grades due to its cleanliness and purity, containing nothing but precious metal. Its value is also derived from the minimal amount of preparation needed, as soft lead scrap is exclusively retrieved from lead cable that has been stripped of its insulation.
No, we would recommend sorting your scrap lead before weighing-it-in with us. This includes:
- Separating ferrous & non-ferrous scrap
- Categorising non-ferrous scrap into its more valuable grades
- Removing any non-metal attachments, such as plastic, rubber, wood, etc.
Not only will this make our lives easier and speed up the turnaround of your weigh-in, but it will also fetch you a better price. Remember: Clean, pure scrap is always the most valuable!
Yes, scrap metal prices, including lead, change all the time. Prices are determined by a number of reasons, including but not limited to:
- Supply & demand
- The type of metal
- The quantity of scrap
- The grade of metal, including how clean or pure it is
- Scrap yard location
- Whether the metal is ferrous or non-ferrous
However, one thing remains the same at Kas Metal – our prices are always based on the London Metal Exchange (LME). So you can rest assured you’re getting the best price possible, every time you weigh-it-in with us.