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Even if it’s no longer safe to take an old junk car for a spin, the vehicle still has value. A towing company can transport it to a recycling center, where the parts can be sold for scrap. The guide below explains the benefits for both you and the environment.

Reasons to Recycle Your Junk Car 

Recycling your ride helps the environment by limiting the amount of waste that ends up in area landfills. As tires, windshield glass, batteries, and other parts can be repurposed, this limits the need to deplete natural resources to make new products. This also decreases the volume of harmful emissions that enter the air to mine for and manufacture the materials.

Based on specific parts or the weight of the metal involved, recycling facilities offer competitive rates for scrap. The money received could go towards buying a new vehicle.  

How to Prepare the Vehicle for Recycling 

towingFirst, go through the car and remove any personal belongings on and under seats, in the glove compartment and console, and stowed away in the trunk. Remove the license plates as well. Some owners will also take out the battery, wheels, and electronic equipment to hand-deliver to the facility or sell separately to another party.

To prove you have the right to sell the car for scrap, don’t forget to bring along the title. Contact a towing company to transport the rest of the vehicle to the recycling center.

 

For reliable, prompt towing and vehicle recovery in California’s Shasta, Modoc, Lassen, and Siskiyou counties, contact Mt. Burney Towing. In business since 2001 and offering 24/7 service, the trained professionals will tow your junk car to a recycling center or make sure your primary vehicle gets to an auto shop safely for repairs. To learn more about the towing solutions the team provides, call (530) 335-3333 or look online for details.

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