Question Tank Recycling in Los Angeles County area?

[n1023]

I called 5 different places and all of them said they don’t take scuba tanks. Where do you all take yours?

I’ve got 2 aluminums and 1 steel with valves already removed.

 

[MaxBottomtime]

Dive n Surf makes bells out of old tanks. Pacific Wilderness makes lamps.

 

[Zef]

I bet if you were to put them on the sidewalk in front of your house with a sign that said “free” they would disappear within the hour.

 

[undrwater]

If you've got "junk hauler" tricks parked at your local home Depot, you might ask if they'd like the tanks. They usually cruise the night before trash day looking for scrap metal.

 

[wnissen]

Just FYI, my local recycler only pays $0.07 per pound for steel, so you're probably not getting a lot in either case. Aluminum cans are mainly valuable because of CRV.

 

[stretchthepenn]

Just FYI, my local recycler only pays $0.07 per pound for steel, so you're probably not getting a lot in either case. Aluminum cans are mainly valuable because of CRV.

Sort of not really. The CRV makes cans extra-worthwhile, but aluminum is actually doing pretty well on recycle value right now. Cans go for ~$0.77/lb. and sheet aluminum goes for ~$0.55/lb.

I'm not in CA, but once I found a recycler who would take an AL80 (which took a while), I got $16 for it.

 

[lexvil]

I bet if you were to put them on the sidewalk in front of your house with a sign that said “free” they would disappear within the hour.

Put them out with a sign that says $50, so they are worth stealing.

 

[wnissen]

Sort of not really. The CRV makes cans extra-worthwhile, but aluminum is actually doing pretty well on recycle value right now. Cans go for ~$0.77/lb. and sheet aluminum goes for ~$0.55/lb.

I'm not in CA, but once I found a recycler who would take an AL80 (which took a while), I got $16 for it.

Interesting, I didn't know scrap aluminum was worth that much more than steel. Funny, because a steel tank sells for twice the price! Around here an aluminum can has 5 cents of CRV, which works out to almost exactly $1.50 a pound. Next time I go by the recycler I'll check what the price for scrap aluminum is.

 

[n1023]

Thanks all, I was hoping to get some cash back since I heard the aluminums were worth around $20 each at the scrapyard. If only I could find a yard that will actually take them!