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Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 12:31 pm
by Paul Miller
I have excavated about 5 metres of lead pipe during the course of preparing my front garden for paving. I'm going to replace this with a length of blue MDPE pipe.
But what should I do with the old lead pipe. I would imagine that due to the environmental nature of lead, you cannot just take it to the tip?
Lead is also expensive nowadays. Do you think that Is it possible to sell it? Is there a market for second hand lead and what should I expect to get for it.
Cheers
Paul
Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 1:42 pm
by Injured
take it to your local scrap merchant and they will "buy" it off you.
Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 3:26 pm
by msh paving
£2 if your lucky 
MSH
Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 3:46 pm
by rab1
stick it in the shed and wait for scrap prices to pick up or sell it now and pay the scrappy to take it :p
Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 4:08 pm
by Paul Miller
Hmmm. It doesn't sound like I'm going to get rich quick 
Looks like I'll just have to take it to the local scrap yard instead.
Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 5:04 pm
by lutonlagerlout
i weighed in 75kg last week for the princely sum of £83
at over £1 a kilo lead is worth the trip
LLL
Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 5:41 pm
by DNgroundworks
Not if youve only got 10kgs though.....
Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 8:56 pm
by dig dug dan
I am slowly collecting copper. Ive got about 15kg at the moment.
Anyone know the going rate as a scrap?
Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 10:25 pm
by Mikey_C
stripped wire aka bright copper wire (which doesn't have to be bright) is £4.60 a Kg at the moment, weighed in 9 on friday, I guess clean pipe would sit close to this.
Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 10:33 pm
by lutonlagerlout
be careful where you go dan i find sita always give the best rates.
its pikey central in these places and the thieving gits are everywhere,trying to buy stuff off you etc etc
LLL
Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 7:22 pm
by rab1
18mts ago you were better walking into b&q and spending £400 on copper and it at selling at the scrappy for £500.
not the case now, even china is on a slow down