{"id":5644,"date":"2022-06-08T10:40:14","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T09:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scrapcarnetwork.org\/news\/?p=5644"},"modified":"2025-02-26T07:04:29","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T07:04:29","slug":"a-quick-guide-to-the-car-recycling-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scrapcarnetwork.org\/news\/a-quick-guide-to-the-car-recycling-process\/","title":{"rendered":"A quick guide to the car recycling process"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recycling has become a practice that we\u2019ve fully embraced here in the UK. It\u2019s now increasingly commonplace for us to separate our paper, cardboard and bottles and recycle them responsibly, but what about our cars? This is the nature of our business here at Scrap Car Network<\/a><\/strong>, so if you\u2019re asking yourself whether it\u2019s time to \u2018scrap my car<\/a><\/strong>\u2019, you might also have a couple of questions regarding the process that your vehicle will undergo once it has been transported to one of our Authorised Treatment Facilities<\/a><\/strong>. So if you\u2019re curious about exactly what it is we do here, here\u2019s our quick guide to the car recycling process.<\/p>\n

Current legislation regarding car recycling<\/h2>\n

As it stands, the current government end of life vehicle (ELV) legislation states that the target amount of a cars weight that needs to be recycled is 95%. As a result, cars hold the highest rates of recycling of any product that you can buy. The car recycling process is a complicated one, and the ELV legislation is set to be reviewed by the UK government later in 2022 in light of the recent developments in electric vehicle technology, as well the push towards the ban on the sale of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030.<\/p>\n

How your car is scrapped<\/h2>\n

As we mentioned above, the vehicle recycling process is a complicated one. So here\u2019s a brief breakdown of a few of the main processes involved with the recycling schedule.<\/p>\n