
The Car Collection Company - A Greener World
automotive recycling industry overview
The automotive recycling industry - with over $10 billion
in sales annually - plays a necessary and crucial role in
the eficient, ecological disposal of inoperable motor vehicles.
Although sometimes known as auto salvage dealers, professional
automotive recyclers deal strictly in the recycling of motor
vehicles - i.e., domestic and foreign automobiles, light and
heavy duty trucks, buses and motorcyclers.
From the earliest days of motorized travel, automotive recyclers
have been leaders. These entrepreneurs developed a disassebly
process for salvaged automobiles in order to reclaim reusable
parts and components, and, thus, established an efficient
automotive recyclign system. for more than 75 years, automotive
recyclers have been providing local employment, consumer service,
and environmental conservation, worldwide.
Automotive recycling serves a vital role in preserving natural
resources and reducing the demand for scarce landufill space.
For example, each year approximately 95 percent of vehicles
retired from use are processed for recycling. The recycling
of these vehicles saves an estimated 85 barrels of oil that
would have been used in the manufacturing of new or replacement
parts. Additional enegy and resource condservation is realized
by recycling rebuildable "core" parts to the automotive
parts rebuilding industry.
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