Automobile Recycling

We all love our cars when they are shiny and new, but eventually that shine wears off and wear and tear takes its toll. When your car isn’t safe to drive anymore and no amount of repair work will get that old car back on the road, it has reached the end of its life. Automobiles are the single most recycled consumer product in the world and the industry is the 16th largest in the United States. We recycle more of our cars than we do paper or aluminum cans or glass. Think on that the next time you see all those recycling bins lined up at the curb on trash day.

The automotive recycling industry is huge, adding $25 billion to the America’s GDP and employing approximately 100,000 people. Vehicles recycled in the US end up at one of 7,000 recycling facilities located throughout the country. No matter where you live, your junk car can easily be recycled rather than ending up a rusted, abandoned relic. It’s estimated that roughly 12 million vehicles reach their end life each year. The number of vehicles recycled in the US and Canada alone provides enough steel to build 13 million new vehicles. Not only does recycling end of life cars reduce the waste and pollution created by dumping them instead, it eliminates the need for 85 million barrels of oil that would otherwise be used to make new and replacement car parts. It even reduces air and water pollution making the entire process much more environmentally friendly than those properties of rusted cars from the 1960’s. The recycling breakdown of a vehicle is approximately 70% ferrous metal which includes sheet steel, steel, and cast iron and 6% non-ferrous metals like aluminum, copper and zinc. Recycle your vehicle today with Scrap Solutions!