What Will Happen to Your Clunker?

The Automotive Recyclers Association wants you to know that this perception could not be further from the truth. The CARS legislation includes a set of rules for processing the turned-in clunkers under the highest environmental standards, which means most of the material gets recycled.

Most importantly, recycled parts will be removed, processed and sold to consumers and automobile repair businesses to keep older vehicles operable. Recycled parts reduce repair costs and can lower insurance premiums by keeping cars safe and running longer.

What can’t be recycled will be melted down for scrap and reused. The United States Council for Automotive Research estimates that in 2007 and 2008, 95% of vehicles were recycled at the end of their lives, and 84% of the materials (by weight) in those cars were recycled.

Newsflash: Turned in Cash for Clunkers Cars Will Get Recycled (AutoblogGreen)
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