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Scrapheap challenge: recycling old cars - Introduction

03 July 2008
The days of scrapped cars slowly rusting in junkyards are long gone.

The demand for raw materials means that old cars are a valuable and easy source of metal, plastic, rubber and glass.

Under current End of Life Vehicle (ELV) regulations, 85% of car waste has to be stripped and processed.

Read on to see what happens when your car reaches the end of the line.