{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Scrap Car Network","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.scrapcarnetwork.org\/news","author_name":"Ben Lowe","author_url":"https:\/\/www.scrapcarnetwork.org\/news\/author\/ben-lowe\/","title":"The Hidden Environmental Toll of Abandoned Cars - Scrap Car Network","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scrapcarnetwork.org\/news\/the-hidden-environmental-toll-of-abandoned-cars\/\">The Hidden Environmental Toll of Abandoned Cars<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\n<!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\n\t\t\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n\t\t!function(c,d){\"use strict\";var e=!1,n=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display=\"none\";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if(\"link\"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement(\"a\"),i=d.createElement(\"a\"),a.href=r.getAttribute(\"src\"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener(\"message\",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",t,!1),c.addEventListener(\"load\",t,!1);function t(){if(!n){n=!0;for(var e,t,r=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf(\"MSIE 10\"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(\/Trident.*rv:11\\.\/),i=d.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),s=0;s<i.length;s++){if(!(e=i[s]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))t=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t);if(r||a)(t=e.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute(\"security\"),e.parentNode.replaceChild(t,e)}}}}(window,document);\n\/\/--><!]]>\n<\/script><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scrapcarnetwork.org\/news\/the-hidden-environmental-toll-of-abandoned-cars\/embed\/\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The Hidden Environmental Toll of Abandoned Cars&#8221; &#8212; Scrap Car Network\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.scrapcarnetwork.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/89.jpg","thumbnail_width":819,"thumbnail_height":819,"description":"You\u2019ve probably seen them, rusting shells at the edge of a car park, weeds creeping through the wheels, windows clouded with dust. But behind the faded paint and flat tyres lies something more serious than an eyesore. Every abandoned car slowly poisons the ground beneath it, turning from forgotten metal into a long-term environmental threat. [&hellip;]"}