Top Things to Know About Autos Crushed in a Junkyard

You replaced your old car with a new one. Maybe you traded in your old clunker or just dumped it in a junkyard. Most cars eventually end up in the junkyard graveyard. Junkyards crush the vehicles. Here are top things to know about autos crushed in a junkyard.

• Junkyards crush the vehicles to make more room in the junkyard. Smashed cars take up less room and can be stacked on top of each other.




• Before a vehicle is crushed, it is stripped of any valuable or recyclable parts. Many valuable parts are resold at less expensive prices.




• Hazardous materials, such as the gas tank and battery, are removed and properly disposed before crushing the vehicle.




• Depending on the type of crusher, the machine can crush a vehicle to at least 50% of its original size. A very high end crushing machine can crush a car to 10% of its original size.




• Crushed cars are then sent by truck, train or boat to facilities that will shred and recycle the parts.




• It only takes 45 seconds to crush one single car.




• Many crushers can crush 5 – 6 cars at one time.




• 65% of a car is made up of steel parts. Steel can easily be recycled, saving the environment. Recycled steel can save up to 75% of the effort and supplies needed to create new steel.