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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 614 service ratings over the past year
Great service - My car was collected at my home - very quick, efficient, and took the hassle of scrapping my car incl the admin side right out of my hands. I also received a very fair price for my scrapped car. I highly recommend!
Super efficient from start to finish. A very well organised company. Fast response. Kept up to date on every step of the process. Came to take car right on time. I would highly recommend Car Take Back.
All good. Very simple to register and organise scrapping the car. On-time pick up by a very polite person. Certificate received very quickly. Payment on the spot.
Excellent . Fair price . No messing about . Once I accepted the offer I was contacted and pick up time organised. Punctual pick up on the day organised.
So professional and so quick. Couldn't fault them on their service. Had my car picked up on a Monday only accepted the offer on the Friday afternoon. Got my paperwork by the Thursday .
To see what your scrap car is worth, simply enter your reg and Eircode into our instant quote form.
