Since its founding in 1966, Sell & Parker has evolved from a traditional metal-recycling business into a provider of battery recycling and storage solutions. It combines environmental responsibility, safety, and compliance for its industry clients. With eight recycling yards across Australia and hundreds of experienced staff, Sell & Parker has leveraged its history in scrap metal recycling to launch a battery service offering.
It accepts a range of battery chemistries including lead-acid, alkaline, lithium and Ni-Cad, ensuring most spent battery types can be recycled through a single partner. Rebates are paid per kilo on eligible battery types, offering a financial incentive as well as an environmentally responsible disposal route. The company also arranges delivery and installation of collection tables, drums and other site infrastructure for commercial operators to manage their battery waste safely.
For those storing or transporting lead-acid batteries prior to recycling or reuse, Sell & Parker supplies purpose-designed lead-acid battery crates. These crates are built to store batteries safely and securely, making transport compliant and handling straightforward. For lithium and mixed-chemistry batteries, which pose safety and fire-risk challenges, the company provides Li+Safe drums. Scheduled or on-demand collections are available, which cover metro and regional areas alike, so battery waste is handled promptly and professionally.
Central to the service is safety and compliance. Sell & Parker is an accredited collector-sorter under the B-cycle Scheme, meeting requirements for the handling, storage and transport of waste batteries. Participation in B-cycle underlines its commitment to environmental best practice and reducing the risk of hazardous waste ending up in landfill.
Beyond recycling, the company offers engineered containment and storage solutions tailored to managing battery waste before recycling, which is essential when dealing with lithium-ion and other high-risk chemistries. Its steel stillages, marketed under Battery Hold, are fabricated from 100 per cent steel, are welded for strength, and feature double-walled construction for enhanced containment. The stillages include forklift pockets to allow safe handling and rapid movement, supporting efficient loading, transport or storage.
For lithium batteries in particular, storage can be a challenge. Sell & Parker integrates drums from Storemasta, specifically its LiPo+ drums, into its offering. These drums are UN-approved for Class 9 lithium-ion battery transport and storage and are built with double-walled steel and internally insulated with a high-performance fire-suppressant material called PyroBubbles. PyroBubbles can resist thermal and chemical stress up to 1,050 °C, meaning if a battery cell begins to burn or goes into thermal runaway, the drum is engineered to isolate the event and prevent spread of heat or fire. These drums meet the requirements of AS/NZS 4681 for dangerous goods.
The combined model, recycling plus compliant storage and safety solutions, addresses one of the main challenges in modern waste management. Lithium-ion batteries are increasingly common: used not only in consumer electronics but in renewable-energy storage systems, e-bikes, electric tools and more. Their potential for fire or chemical hazard when disposed of improperly is well documented.
By offering both recycling and storage solutions under one service, Sell & Parker allows businesses to meet their environmental-compliance obligations and chain-of-responsibility requirements without needing multiple providers. The company’s infrastructure ensures that whether a customer is a small commercial operator with occasional battery waste, or a larger industrial user generating tonnes of spent batteries, it can tailor a collection and containment solution.
Another service is the rebate-per-kilo model, which provides a tangible reward for responsible disposal. Its battery collection tables and drums are supplied at no cost to suitable industrial sites, lowering barriers to compliance and supporting broader uptake of safe battery disposal.
Businesses relying on renewable energy storage, construction, manufacturing, automotive, electronics, retail or municipal services can now meet their disposal and storage obligations with these products.