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Automobiles are motor vehicles that are among the most recycled products in America, with approximately 75 percent of their weight composed of recyclable metals.
Source: dec.alaska.gov : Junk Vehicle Disposal | AK Dept. of Environmental Conservation (1)
Automobiles Summary
FNSB residents can drop off an unlimited number of automobiles for free at the FNSB Sanitary Landfill.
Parent material: Automotive
Additional categories: Metals
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Bring any title / paperwork you happen to have (no title OK).
Empty the vehicle of personal belongings and trash
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Empty the vehicle of personal belongings and trash
Remove registration, insurance papers, and maintenance records
Cancel your insurance before recycling your vehicle
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Forget to remove personal items that could cause identity theft
Leave important documents with personal information in the vehicle
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Leave vehicles at transfer sites - they must be taken to the landfill or another recycler.
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About Automobiles
What it is
Cars and trucks are the number one recycled product in America, with about 8 million cars and 5 million trucks recycled every year. Approximately 75 percent (by weight) of a vehicle is composed of metals that are recycled. The remainder — auto shredder fluff (consisting of plastics, textiles, glass, and other nonmetallic materials) — is disposed of primarily in landfills.(4, 6)
How it’s recycled
Junk vehicles must either be recycled or properly disposed in a permitted landfill. The recycling process involves dismantling vehicles to remove reusable parts and hazardous fluids like oil, antifreeze, and refrigerants. Lead-acid batteries should be recycled separately. After dismantling, the remaining vehicle body is crushed and then shredded using powerful machines. Ferrous metals (iron and steel) and non-ferrous metals (aluminum) are then separated from the shredded material using magnets and other separation technologies for re-melting and later use.(1, 4)
How to prepare it
Batteries and fluids should be stored safely, prior to recycling or disposal, in leak-proof covered containers or inside on a pallet with a liner or sorbent to catch leaks. By law, auto dismantling facilities must drain, manage, and dispose of toxic vehicle fluids in an environmentally safe manner; dismantle and clean the vehicles as specified in their permits; cover engines and other auto parts; and develop and carry out storm water pollution prevention plans.(1, 3)
Common mistakes
Contamination can occur from improper handling of gasoline and other fluids released from automobiles during preparation of salvage vehicles for recycling, including piercing of gas tanks with hand tools. Fluids should not be mixed together in order to avoid chemical reactions and eliminate extra testing, shipping, and disposal costs of mixed materials.(2, 3)
Environmental impact
Within the United States, an estimated 10 tons of highly toxic mercury are released to the environment each year from mercury-containing light switches during the shredding and crushing of old vehicles. The products and practices used by auto salvage businesses have the potential to pollute the land, ground water and the air, with one of the primary threats being polluted stormwater runoff resulting from the mishandling of vehicular fluids. About 4.5 to 5 million tons of automotive shredder residue are disposed in U.S. solid waste landfills annually.(3, 4)
Did you know?
The generation of lead-acid batteries from automobiles, trucks and motorcycles in municipal solid waste in 2018 was 2.9 million tons, and the recycling rate for the lead in these batteries, as well as the polypropylene battery casings, was 99 percent.(6)
Sources & additional reading
- Junk Vehicle Disposal | AK Dept. of Environmental Conservation dec.alaska.gov
- Site Report: Former Auto Salvage Yards dec.alaska.gov
- Compliance assistance at work | Region 9: Compliance and Enforcement | US EPA 19january2017snapshot.epa.gov
- Vehicles Product Stewardship | US EPA archive.epa.gov
- Final Report | Recyclability Index for Automobiles | Research Project Database | Grantee Research Project | ORD | US EPA cfpub.epa.gov
- Durable Goods: Product-Specific Data | US EPA epa.gov
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