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There are laws in place to reduce the impact that scrap cars can have on the environment. All CarTakeBack branches in Ireland are licensed by the authorities to recycle scrap cars.
CarTakeBack are passionate about recycling! To look after the environment, our scrap car recycling centres use the latest methods to safely remove harmful materials from your car, then dispose of them in the safest way. Making sure that the waste oils, tyres and batteries are disposed of correctly, they would cause serious environmental damage if they ended up down the drain or in landfill. CarTakeBack recycling centres reuse parts when possible and recycle as much of your scrap car as they can – the metal, glass and plastics are separated for recycling.
When a car arrives at the scrap car recycling centre there’s a lot that goes into depolluting and recycling it. Fluids such as fuel, brake fluid, even windscreen wash have to be safely removed from the vehicle, ensuring that no excess chemicals leak into the environment. Airbags have to be securely detonated. Any parts that are in a good condition are salvaged for reuse, to get the maximum life out of them.
It’s now ready to be crushed, this is usually done to make vehicles more efficient to transport for further recycling. The cubed or crushed vehicles are then safely transported to a shredder plant. These shredder facilities process the vehicles into smaller pieces and separate the metal, glass, plastics and fabrics, which can then be recycled for use in various ways. At this point there is just 5% of the vehicle leftover that can’t be recycled, which becomes top cover for landfill.
This process is just for a regular petrol or diesel vehicle, but as you might guess, there’s even more involved in decommissioning an electric vehicle! Not only do the high voltage batteries need to be safely disconnected and removed from an electric or hybrid car, but various other high voltage systems and powerful magnets also need to be carefully made safe, before taking the rest of the car apart.
4.9/5 stars based on 434 service ratings over the past year
Excellent service. My old car gave problems whilst being retrieved but the operator who collected it was very patient and found a solution. Great service, thank you 😃
Flawless service great to deal with from start to collecting car. Very friendly driver who picked up car and COD within a week. Received payment on the day.Highly recommend.
Excellent service!! The gentleman that collected my uncle's car from Hammond Lane was so kind & understanding. He even gave us one of the registration plates as a keep sake. I would recommend this service to anyone that needs it.
Excellent from start to finish. Friendly and helpful staff. Clearly advised as to how the process works. I felt very confident handing my car to car take back.
The service was so easy to avail of. All staff member were kind and pleasant. Super quick regarding money and demolition cert. Would highly recommend.
Collection of car was very smooth. Car was not driving..no problem... The driver was very professional. He called to let me know he was on the way Got the certificate of destruction a few day later
Had a fantastic experience with Car TakeBack. It was a seamless transaction from start to finish. Everything was explained properly. Very happy with Car TakeBack's service.
Very easy to use, extremely friendly staff and the driver Micheal was great ,quick and sufficient when picking up the car. Highly recommend them all. Thank you.
Very efficient and friendly,, and great correspondence between text calls and emails 🙌🙌,, very polite staff when spoke on phone to them,, and explained everything I needed to know and also got my car expiration back in no time
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