5 Car Parts That Can Be Easily Recycled

Whether you’re carrying out routine maintenance, you’ve got a faulty part that needs replacing, or you’re scrapping your car altogether, it’s always worth knowing which parts of your car can be recycled and which parts can’t. Keep reading this blog from Broughshire Waste Metals to discover some of the main recyclable car parts.



Oil

Your vehicle’s oil is one of the most important parts to recycle, as it will likely need changing frequently. Conventional motor oils usually last around three months, while synthetic oils tend to last a little longer. Either way, your vehicle will get through a fair bit of oil each year. If you take your vehicle to a garage to have its oil changed, they should already be recycling it, but if you change the oil yourself, be sure to take it to your nearest recycling centre for proper disposal.

Batteries

It is essential that you recycle all of your batteries, including any automotive batteries, as the lead found within is extremely toxic. It is incredibly easy to recycle a used battery - many waste management and recycling companies will offer to collect and dispose of waste such as batteries and other Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), including us here at Broughshire Waste Metals.

Alternatively, some battery retailers and distributors are obliged to provide a take-back scheme, which allows customers to return used batteries to their store or site and will sometimes offer a cash incentive or exchange policy as a reward.

Tyres

It is perhaps more widely known that tyres can be recycled. These are large items that take up a lot of room in landfills and are also not especially biodegradable, so can be very detrimental to the environment if not disposed of properly. Once again, your best option is to take your used tyres to a local recycling centre so that they can then be recycled into any number of things, from fuel to artificial playground turf.

Auto glass

You may be surprised to learn that most broken windshields end up in landfills, but this doesn’t need to be the case. Automotive glass is not the same as regular glass and therefore cannot be recycled the same way - instead, it will need to be taken to a specialist recycling facility whenever possible.

Scrap metal

Any metal part of your vehicle is recyclable, though it’s important to determine whether the metal is ferrous or non-ferrous first as the recycling process differs for each one. Ferrous metals contain iron and have little resistance to corrosion, while non-ferrous metals have no iron content and are much easier to recycle.

If a magnet sticks to your metal, it is most likely a ferrous metal such as iron or steel, but if the magnet doesn’t attract, it’s probably a non-ferrous metal such as aluminium, brass, bronze, copper, or stainless steel. Some metals can be recycled as part of your council-run kerbside collection, while others will need to be taken to a scrap metal recycling facility.

If you need to recycle car parts or other types of waste, choose Broughshire Waste Metals. We offer a wide range of recycling and waste management services, including WEEE and metal recycling. For more information on what we are able to collect and dispose of, get in touch today.