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doeslayersr Champion Author Illinois Posts:9,303 Points:899,705 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Apr 13, 2012 7:08:03 AM Ignore doeslayersr Report Abuse Each year, around 10 million vehicles are disposed of in the United States. Luckily, over 95 percent of these “retired” cars head straight to one of the 7,000 vehicle recycling operations around the country and 75 percent of these cars' parts are completely recycled, letting cars claim top spot as the world's most recycled product. Because vehicles are made up of many different materials, recycling them isn't a completely straightforward process. Here's what happens to the various parts of your old cars.Click Link To Read Complete Article Visit Automotive Forums for full article

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Each year, around 10 million vehicles are disposed of in the United States. Luckily, over 95 percent of these “retired” cars head straight to one of the 7,000 vehicle recycling operations around the country and 75 percent of these cars' parts are completely recycled, letting cars claim top spot as the world's most recycled product.

Because vehicles are made up of many different materials, recycling them isn't a completely straightforward process. Here's what happens to the various parts of your old cars.Click Link To Read Complete Article
Visit Automotive Forums for full article

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dave27johnson Champion Author Chicago Posts:1,823 Points:433,195 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 11:30:41 AM Ignore dave27johnson Report Abuse A good article.
Agarre Champion Author Richmond Posts:1,335 Points:263,785 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Apr 14, 2012 10:42:26 AM Ignore Agarre Report Abuse Good
DaNewt Veteran Author Illinois Posts:457 Points:101,180 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Apr 14, 2012 3:18:23 AM Ignore DaNewt Report Abuse Well said RickF350
RickF350 Champion Author Washington Posts:3,439 Points:707,635 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Apr 13, 2012 11:09:05 PM Ignore RickF350 Report Abuse The best thing about recycling junkers is it gets Obama bumper stickers off the road.
TheSicilian Champion Author Jacksonville Posts:5,519 Points:1,497,450 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Apr 13, 2012 11:05:31 PM Ignore TheSicilian Report Abuse good
dirt girl Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:36,088 Points:3,099,010 Joined:Oct 2004	Message Posted: Apr 13, 2012 11:05:26 PM Ignore dirt girl Report Abuse We need more junk yards for cars. Some after market parts are not as good.
lightninjack Sophomore Author Ohio Posts:194 Points:15,695 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Apr 13, 2012 11:02:29 PM Ignore lightninjack Report Abuse Hmmm I never made the connection...LOL
joel27nc Champion Author Raleigh Posts:10,677 Points:1,886,070 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Apr 13, 2012 11:01:53 PM Ignore joel27nc Report Abuse Sweet, best to recycle!
Virgin55 Veteran Author Ocala Posts:313 Points:890,290 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Apr 13, 2012 11:01:51 PM Ignore Virgin55 Report Abuse ok
us4usa Champion Author Missouri Posts:6,120 Points:1,137,585 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Apr 13, 2012 10:59:55 PM Ignore us4usa Report Abuse Some cars need to be recycled before their time...
ctcowboy Sophomore Author Connecticut Posts:198 Points:42,920 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Apr 13, 2012 10:58:55 PM Ignore ctcowboy Report Abuse Good
30mpg80 Champion Author Lexington Posts:10,265 Points:1,514,580 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Apr 13, 2012 10:58:04 PM Ignore 30mpg80 Report Abuse Do it!
mstearno Champion Author Dayton Posts:8,174 Points:1,755,920 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Apr 13, 2012 10:55:10 PM Ignore mstearno Report Abuse what a joke
TekWare Champion Author Toronto Posts:3,302 Points:700,760 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Apr 13, 2012 10:49:51 PM Ignore TekWare Report Abuse They use to just make them biodegradable. I'm thinking Ford Marvericks.
clermont40miles Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:10,754 Points:1,800,345 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Apr 13, 2012 10:49:14 PM Ignore clermont40miles Report Abuse Cars have nearly always been salvaged - recycled. Green before green because there was green ($$$) to be earned.
fuelsaverMN Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:2,282 Points:559,080 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Apr 13, 2012 10:48:34 PM Ignore fuelsaverMN Report Abuse WONDERFUL.......
Load Champion Author Wyoming Posts:15,922 Points:2,982,980 Joined:Oct 2003	Message Posted: Apr 13, 2012 10:46:20 PM Ignore Load Report Abuse Ok
Ray_10589 Champion Author New York Posts:5,081 Points:1,210,460 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Apr 13, 2012 10:38:23 PM Ignore Ray_10589 Report Abuse Junk yard should be parts for old cars ...
Yankee829 Champion Author Dallas Posts:2,344 Points:587,065 Joined:Sep 2010	Message Posted: Apr 13, 2012 10:37:53 PM Ignore Yankee829 Report Abuse Ok
SpankyMI Champion Author Kalamazoo Posts:2,836 Points:785,590 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Apr 13, 2012 10:37:34 PM Ignore SpankyMI Report Abuse I uses to like looking around junk yards, for parts I always needed to keep the old 69 Charger on the road, now they just crush them up.
abcdMA Champion Author Worcester Posts:8,052 Points:1,600,730 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Apr 13, 2012 10:37:01 PM Ignore abcdMA Report Abuse interesting
Beaveronparade Champion Author Hartford Posts:2,164 Points:660,255 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Apr 13, 2012 10:37:01 PM Ignore Beaveronparade Report Abuse Great article. This makes sense. I'm all for recycling!
lesndave Champion Author Texas Posts:3,173 Points:728,630 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Apr 13, 2012 10:36:15 PM Ignore lesndave Report Abuse Interesting. Glad that it can be done.
big_mac64 Champion Author Tennessee Posts:10,600 Points:1,490,130 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Apr 13, 2012 10:35:38 PM Ignore big_mac64 Report Abuse I recycle everything I can!
kst8er Champion Author St. Louis Posts:2,933 Points:1,068,085 Joined:Feb 2006	Message Posted: Apr 13, 2012 10:35:10 PM Ignore kst8er Report Abuse kinda hard to fit in the recycling bin
crashintuc34 Champion Author Tucson Posts:4,188 Points:839,305 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Apr 13, 2012 10:32:26 PM Ignore crashintuc34 Report Abuse Neato.
DustyHorse Champion Author Virginia Posts:6,222 Points:1,417,740 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Apr 13, 2012 10:31:48 PM Ignore DustyHorse Report Abuse Makes sense.
NorthglennBill Champion Author Denver Posts:7,562 Points:1,499,645 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Apr 13, 2012 10:29:14 PM Ignore NorthglennBill Report Abuse There is a lot of money in old cars and somebody is going to take advantage of that.
humblepie Champion Author Toledo Posts:35,351 Points:2,399,070 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Apr 13, 2012 10:29:01 PM Ignore humblepie Report Abuse more like 2 million now that we have obmanomics no money, no jobs, no hope abo 2012
camel1 Champion Author Minnesota Posts:8,410 Points:2,294,315 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Apr 13, 2012 10:24:27 PM Ignore camel1 Report Abuse it would only be natural
Piniewoods All-Star Author Jacksonville Posts:892 Points:466,240 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Apr 13, 2012 10:21:11 PM Ignore Piniewoods Report Abuse Glad to see that most of it can be reused.
kishoreCA Champion Author Ventura Posts:3,303 Points:420,595 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Apr 13, 2012 10:17:14 PM Ignore kishoreCA Report Abuse Of course, nothing goes waste. As the saying goes, someone trash is someone else's treasure. Also it is good that it is recycled.
w9med Champion Author Gary Posts:1,128 Points:329,945 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Apr 13, 2012 10:14:55 PM Ignore w9med Report Abuse Doesn't help prices go down
skyking19 Champion Author Little Rock Posts:2,021 Points:1,722,740 Joined:Jan 2007	Message Posted: Apr 13, 2012 10:08:34 PM Ignore skyking19 Report Abuse That's nice.
freerobert Champion Author California Posts:1,182 Points:1,262,925 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Apr 13, 2012 10:08:18 PM Ignore freerobert Report Abuse Back in the 60's and 70's, we recylced cars at a wrecking yard. Always selling parts from junked cars so other people could use them. Of course, when stripped of all needed parts, we would burn and then crush the car and ship it off to the metal yards in the bay area. Probably started going to China about that time.
serrog Champion Author Nova Scotia Posts:5,705 Points:1,539,830 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Apr 13, 2012 10:05:21 PM Ignore serrog Report Abuse Send it to Cuba
carman11 Champion Author North Carolina Posts:3,480 Points:719,425 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Apr 13, 2012 10:04:45 PM Ignore carman11 Report Abuse OK
OGW Champion Author London Posts:5,446 Points:1,558,085 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Apr 13, 2012 10:00:28 PM Ignore OGW Report Abuse So many parts have been recycled over the last decade and it is one of the reasons GM's products have become crap as they use recycled metal that rusts prematurely and plastic that is too brittle and cracks too easily.
vwgtidude Rookie Author San Jose Posts:38 Points:78,340 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Apr 13, 2012 10:00:22 PM Ignore vwgtidude Report Abuse That's good.
The_DR Champion Author New Jersey Posts:2,925 Points:612,765 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Apr 13, 2012 9:59:40 PM Ignore The_DR Report Abuse i did not know that
joezIN Champion Author Gary Posts:1,733 Points:347,360 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Apr 13, 2012 9:59:36 PM Ignore joezIN Report Abuse YA
TonyPSU Champion Author Cleveland Posts:2,672 Points:722,005 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Apr 13, 2012 9:59:05 PM Ignore TonyPSU Report Abuse i would say a higher % of a 55 chevy was recycled vice todays plastic mobiles
Ethan777OH Veteran Author Ohio Posts:270 Points:25,720 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Apr 13, 2012 9:59:00 PM Ignore Ethan777OH Report Abuse cool
TIGERPAW46 Champion Author Florida Posts:7,241 Points:1,379,620 Joined:Mar 2004	Message Posted: Apr 13, 2012 9:58:45 PM Ignore TIGERPAW46 Report Abuse About the only Vehicles not stripped of parts before crushed & melted for the Metal are ones so old & damaged that there is not anything left on them worth reusing. I would think the figure was closer to 90% & most the others are sitting in a garage, shed or field somewhere.
KMaria13 Rookie Author Raleigh Posts:60 Points:12,930 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Apr 13, 2012 9:57:15 PM Ignore KMaria13 Report Abuse Good Info - never really thought about it before.
200porter Champion Author Toronto Posts:2,205 Points:569,835 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Apr 13, 2012 9:55:25 PM Ignore 200porter Report Abuse Nice to see
sammy518 Champion Author Austin Posts:2,589 Points:539,790 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Apr 13, 2012 9:54:42 PM Ignore sammy518 Report Abuse i owned one of those, i believe it was an escort...plastic radiator and all
rf6480 Champion Author Miami Posts:1,584 Points:570,605 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Apr 13, 2012 9:53:55 PM Ignore rf6480 Report Abuse So many good little consumers with the need to have the latest toys. My 1991 has 257k. Would have more but have cut back a lot to keep it running as long as possible. Guess that makes me a bad consumer. Proud of it.
RAKARWOWSKI Champion Author Chicago Posts:4,140 Points:848,725 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Apr 13, 2012 9:51:13 PM Ignore RAKARWOWSKI Report Abuse Sounds good.
WhiteTreeIndian Champion Author New Jersey Posts:5,790 Points:1,148,085 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Apr 13, 2012 9:50:36 PM Ignore WhiteTreeIndian Report Abuse All of everything is recyclable.