| Drivers doing their bit for the environment | | | | cars. |
| It is both possible and desirable to recycle those | | | | Simple steps to an essential activity |
| parts of your car that you have no more | | | | Initially you will need to determine the parts that |
| practical use of. The alternative is to destroy | | | | are capable of being effectively recycled. Some |
| them in ways that may not be environmentally | | | | schemes will have fairly strict rules as to what |
| friendly. Clearly this is not something that can be | | | | you can and cannot recycle. They will describe the |
| considered to be a good idea. The scrap yard can | | | | circumstances in which certain parts can be |
| also play its role as depository for unwanted | | | | recycled for a benefit. You should check with |
| aluminum parts. The spare remainders that can | | | | your local environment office and follow the rules |
| still be used by other car owners could safely be | | | | that have been agreed with the local |
| distributed to the local shop and then sent back to | | | | environmental body. There is some clever advice |
| be resold under a different agreement. Most | | | | that is give for recycler to the effect that you |
| things on the car can be recycled including the | | | | need to clean up the parts that you intend to |
| rubber parts. Therefore you should never | | | | recycle. This is to ensure that they look as new |
| automatically assume that something is incapable | | | | as possible and will attract takers in the shortest |
| of being recycled. | | | | time possible. |
| The good thing about recycling is that you can | | | | If you cannot find a buyer then you might want |
| get some money for your efforts. The scrap | | | | to consider donating your excess spare parts. |
| yards can be persuaded to sell at a percentage of | | | | This might not bring you economic benefit but it is |
| the original price. This will obviously be less than | | | | after all the sensible thing to do. The environment |
| what you paid for the car but it will be some | | | | is the responsibility of all car owners and the |
| money nevertheless. Because of government | | | | more contribution that you can make, the greater |
| interest in maintaining a good environment, they | | | | the overall impact on the globe. You might be |
| might also be willing to pay your some money for | | | | surprised to know that there could be tax |
| the efforts that you are making. In fact there are | | | | benefits for donating those parts that you do not |
| new car scrap schemes that will offer discounts | | | | intend to use. That is all part of the community |
| on the purchase of your new vehicle or will pay | | | | contribution to sustainable development. |
| you some money for not buying reconditioned | | | | |