The future of car recycling

[Wretched]

I am not across the car scrap/recycle industry, so I am not sure whether this is the way it is going or whether we're still dumping cars in a yard with a bloke sitting in a portable directing you where to go with your cutting utensils.

Obviously not going to pick up unique and classic cars, or all that often but it's good to see as much as possible being re used.

[Crazy Dazz]

I actually watched that video a few days back.

I think this is the future, although when that future will fully arrive is another question.

Apart from the emphasis on removing all the fluids, and "de-polution," it's also worth noting that their treatment is dictated by the demand for the parts. So they inspect and strip only those parts that are in demand, and the rest goes into the mix.

[PG2]

Originally Posted by Crazy Dazz

I actually watched that video a few days back.

I think this is the future, although when that future will fully arrive is another question.

Apart from the emphasis on removing all the fluids, and "de-polution," it's also worth noting that their treatment is dictated by the demand for the parts. So they inspect and strip only those parts that are in demand, and the rest goes into the mix.

Yeah, I watched this with interest a few nights ago too.

I'll take what you said one step further; They only strip those parts that are in demand and can make good money out them.

Gone will be the days when you can go to the wreckers and find that 'hard to find' trim piece for $10.

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by PG2

Gone will be the days when you can go to the wreckers and find that 'hard to find' trim piece for $10.

I thought those days were already long gone.


At least in my case, (Ford Traders) most of the stuff has been given a new lease of life in Indian and Pakistan as buses.

[Interceptor]

My local wreckers has basically stopped operating as a wreckers and is only a scrap metal shredder now :-(

[myrpo]

great idea, but not in in Australia.
To spread out, not enough entrepreneurs, or population, and dare I say political will.

[Giant Cranium]

Originally Posted by myrpo

great idea, but not in in Australia.
To spread out, not enough entrepreneurs, or population, and dare I say political will.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOPfCt0GYI4

https://www.acmautoparts.com.au/

[myrpo]

Originally Posted by Giant Cranium

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOPfCt0GYI4

https://www.acmautoparts.com.au/

Well....i stand corrected and look like a dick.

Glad to see Australia has kept up.

[foxtrot3]

Originally Posted by myrpo

Well....i stand corrected and look like a dick.

Glad to see Australia has kept up.

Hi. Not keeping up, I seem to remember ACM being the pioneer in this type of thing. Cheers MD