Cars Can’t Just Be Crushed

Before a car goes to that great big carpark in the sky it needs to be responsibly recycled by approved centres. The Environment Agency has a published directive for end of life vehicles and in summary the recycling process includes:

• removal and recycling of the tyres
• removal of the battery
• deployment of airbags
• hazardous material removed (like mercury switches)
• air conditioning fluid removed
• all other fluids safely drained and removed
• large plastic parts removed (the bumpers for example)
• catalytic converter and oil filter removed
• remaining glass removed and recycled

The vehicle can then be crushed and the metals recycled.