| It used to be that the only car salvage equipment | | | | reused in older model cars or reformed and used |
| for car recycling needed was a truck you could | | | | in new cars. |
| use to haul the car off, a mechanic who would | | | | After the car has been broken down and all |
| remove the wheels and a few other car parts for | | | | useful parts salvaged, the crane is the next piece |
| reuse and then the car was off to a junkyard to | | | | of car salvage equipment for car recycling that is |
| be crushed. | | | | brought in. The crane moves the car to a |
| It is a lot different now. You really cannot own | | | | crusher, another important piece of car salvage |
| your own car salvage equipment for car recycling | | | | equipment for recycling. |
| but you also know you should do what you can | | | | The car is crushed repeatedly until it is a small |
| to salvage the usable parts from your old car | | | | enough piece to satisfy the car salvage company |
| instead of just having it end up in a landfill. | | | | and all the crushed car pieces are kept together in |
| You are probably wondering how you can do this. | | | | storage. As soon as there is enough, the crushed |
| Cars today are not the same as years ago in | | | | cars will be shipped to another plant to go through |
| that they are made so materials can be salvaged | | | | recycling furnace and turned into scrap. |
| easier and kept separate. Car manufacturers try | | | | There is a lot more technology involved in |
| to use a few types of plastic instead of twenty, | | | | modern day car salvage equipment for car |
| for example. | | | | recycling. This equipment makes the process |
| The first piece of car salvage equipment for car | | | | faster and more efficient and can do things like |
| recycling that is used is the machinery that pulls | | | | safely remove hazardous gasses from cars easily |
| off and separates all non-metals. Things like the | | | | and without damaging the environment. |
| wheels, plastic parts, oil and other liquids and car | | | | The benefit of using car salvage equipment for |
| batteries are the first things taken off. | | | | car recycling to remove materials that can be |
| Then the fuel is drained and the gas is taken out | | | | recycled or reused is that it avoid air and water |
| of the air conditioner and the airbag. Whatever | | | | pollution. Also, it means producing less new |
| can be salvaged from these materials is sent on | | | | materials to build cars which means using less |
| to a recycling plant. Plastics are torn down, turned | | | | energy. |
| into liquid and then put in pellet form so the pellets | | | | The car salvage equipment for car recycling of |
| can be reused for different things including the | | | | today is more technologically advanced than in the |
| construction of new cars. | | | | past. With this new equipment, as much as 85% |
| Then the entire vehicle is taken apart and | | | | of the materials on a car can be recycled and 5% |
| everything that can be reused is saved and the | | | | can be used for energy. |
| rest is set aside for recycling. Many car parts are | | | | |