{"id":410,"date":"2021-03-12T19:59:07","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T19:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gardencityironandmetal.com\/blog\/?p=410"},"modified":"2021-03-12T19:59:07","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T19:59:07","slug":"auto-recycling-facts-that-will-shock-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gardencityironandmetal.com\/blog\/auto-recycling-facts-that-will-shock-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Auto Recycling Facts That Will Shock You"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">If you are to read through the various automotive recycling facts and figures throughout the years, you will come to learn that your current vehicle will not only serve its purpose with you, but continue to play a valuable role in various industries and applications after it has been totaled or junked. That is because metal is 100% recyclable and can be repurposed indefinitely. Accordingly, vehicles contain a lot of metal, making them one of the most valuable commodities to recycle in the world!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:21px\">Continue reading to learn some auto recycling facts and statistics that might surprise you, as well as where to go to recycle your junk car for cash on the spot!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gardencityironandmetal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Auto-Recycling-Yard-Indianapolis-Indiana-e1615579123940.jpg\" alt=\"Indianapolis Scrap Car Buyers\" class=\"wp-image-411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gardencityironandmetal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Auto-Recycling-Yard-Indianapolis-Indiana-e1615579123940.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.gardencityironandmetal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Auto-Recycling-Yard-Indianapolis-Indiana-e1615579123940-300x122.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gardencityironandmetal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Auto-Recycling-Yard-Indianapolis-Indiana-e1615579123940-768x312.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption>Indianapolis Indiana Scrap Car Buyers 1-888-586-53221-888-586-5322<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Metal Recycling in the Automotive World<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>It is known that nearly 80% of the average vehicle is recyclable, and not all of that is necessarily metal. Vehicles like cars, trucks, vans, motorcycles, and more contain all sorts of reusable materials along with metal, including upholstery, plastics, rubber, and glass. The common metals found in the average car include steel, iron, nickel, aluminum, copper, and in some cases even a little platinum and gold!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Car Recycling Facts and Figures<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, vehicles are the most frequently recycled consumer-bought commodity in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than 25 million tons of materials are recycled from old or junked vehicles, every single year!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 16<sup>th<\/sup> largest industry in the United States is the auto recycling industry, ranking a national GDP of 25 billion per year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than 100,000 people in the United States alone are employed within the automotive recycling industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The international car recycling industry has been in operation for over 7 decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Around 40% of ferrous metal is derived from the North American car recycling industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to automotive recycling, consumers have access to used car parts that cost 20% to 80% less than comparable auto parts bought brand new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Around 27 million vehicles are recycled world-wide, each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:19px\"><strong>Want to get involved in the automotive recycling industry?<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gardencityironandmetal.com\/contact-us.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Contact Garden City Iron &amp; Metal<\/a> at 1-888-586-5322 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gardencityironandmetal.com\/services\/junk-car-buyer.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recycle cars in Indianapolis, Indiana<\/a> for cash on the spot. We provide free quotes and free junk car removal!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:19px\"><strong>You Might Also Read:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gardencityironandmetal.com\/blog\/frequently-asked-questions-about-junk-car-recycling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Frequently Asked Questions About Junk Car Recycling<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gardencityironandmetal.com\/blog\/most-valuable-metals-in-junk-cars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Most Valuable Metals in Junk Cars<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gardencityironandmetal.com\/blog\/how-to-safely-get-rid-of-a-used-car-battery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Safely Get Rid of a Used Car Battery<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gardencityironandmetal.com\/contact-us.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"764\" height=\"303\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gardencityironandmetal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Garden-City-Iron-and-Metal-e1557933560389.jpg\" alt=\"Garden City Iron and Metal 1-888-586-5322\" class=\"wp-image-16\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gardencityironandmetal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Garden-City-Iron-and-Metal-e1557933560389.jpg 764w, https:\/\/www.gardencityironandmetal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Garden-City-Iron-and-Metal-e1557933560389-300x119.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Garden City Iron and Metal 1-888-586-5322<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are to read through the various automotive recycling facts and figures throughout the years, you will come to learn that your current vehicle will not only serve its purpose with you, but continue to play a valuable role &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gardencityironandmetal.com\/blog\/auto-recycling-facts-that-will-shock-you\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":411,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48,18],"tags":[363,364,362,271,273,366,365],"class_list":["post-410","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-junk-car-recycling","category-metal","tag-auto-recycling","tag-automotive-recycling","tag-car-recycling","tag-cash-for-cars","tag-junk-car-buyers","tag-junk-car-recycling","tag-recycling-cars"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gardencityironandmetal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/410","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gardencityironandmetal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gardencityironandmetal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gardencityironandmetal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gardencityironandmetal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=410"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gardencityironandmetal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/410\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":412,"href":"https:\/\/www.gardencityironandmetal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/410\/revisions\/412"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gardencityironandmetal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gardencityironandmetal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=410"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gardencityironandmetal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=410"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gardencityironandmetal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}