Why Should I Recycle My Car In Kitchener-Waterloo?
When the time comes to retire your vehicle, do you know what you’re going to do with it? When asked this simple question, many car owners don’t have an exact answer. The team here at Logel’s Auto Parts in Kitchener wants to urge all car owners to consider recycling their vehicles when they reach the end of their useful life.
There are three main reasons why you should consider recycling your vehicle:
It Saves Energy & Natural Resources
When you recycle your vehicle, you are helping to reduce the amount of energy and natural resources that are used to make new car parts. Believe it or not, recycling metal actually uses 74% less energy than making metal. When you take the amount of energy saved by recycling vehicles each year, you could power 18 million households for a year!
It’s Good for the Environment
When you recycle your car, you can rest easy knowing that it won’t end up spending its days sitting in a landfill. Not only does this add unnecessary waste to landfills, it increases the chance of toxic fluids, such as mercury, found in your car from leaking into the earth over time. When you recycle your car, all toxic fluids are removed and safely disposed of, eliminating the chance of them contaminating the earth through leakage.
It Provides Cost-Effective Used Car Parts
Every car that is recycled in Kitchener-Waterloo is disassembled and inspected for usable parts. When it comes time to recycle your car, there are often many parts inside it that are still in fine working order. These parts are removed and tested to ensure that they are in good working order, then added to our inventory for purchase by customers. The great thing about this is that not only are these working parts diverted from landfill, it gives customers the opportunity to purchase safe and cost-effective used car parts. Who knows, you may even end up using a part from your old car in your new one!
At Logel’s Auto Parts in Kitchener, we believe that all car owners should consider automotive recycling when it comes time to retire their car. If you have any questions about automotive recycling or want to know more about the automotive recycling process atLogel’s, give our auto shop in Kitchener-Waterloo a call. Our team loves talking to our customers and will be happy to answer any of your questions.
