Recycling Articles : Recycling Vehicles

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Around 80% of the components for most vehicles can be recycled in an environmentally friendly manner, which is perhaps a better choice than giving it away for scrap metal and certainly better than dumping it on a secluded country road. Of course, attempting to fix your vehicle yourself or taking it to a mechanic should be the first step taken when your vehicle stops working properly. Repairing and reusing are always the most effective forms of recycling.

Selling an old car, van or motorbike is now easier than ever with autotrader freeads remaining popular and eBay Motors becoming a highly trafficked area of the web. Almost any car that runs can be sold quite easily, which certainly feels better than giving it away for scrap metal or dumping it.

Incidentally, should you see an abandoned vehicle in your local area then it should always be reported to the local council for removal and environmentally friendly disposal. Abandoned vehicles can be set alight or pose a hazard to children if they are left abandoned, as well as leaking oil and battery acid and harming the environment.

One litre of waste oil is sufficient to contaminate one million litres of water and oil poured onto the ground will affect soil fertility, As discussed in our article on paints an oils, engine oil can be recycled at civic amenity centres or taken to your local oil bank which can be located online.

As always, contact your local council for further revice on recycling your vehicle or any one of its individual components. If you simply want all the work done for you, there are many approved vehicle dismantlers and recyclers around the UK which can be located through a simple google search.

Notably the EU has recently introduced new laws pertaining to the recycling of vehicles called End of Life Vehicle Registration. To read more on this, please visit our other article on the subject.

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