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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.
4.8/5 stars based on 697 service ratings over the past year
Had my old/damaged car purchased and collected by CarTakeBack. Very happy with the service. Price was fair, everything was done in a few days and there was clear communication throughout the process.
It was excellent dealt with them on the phone they told me what the needed and what I would receive and that was it picked up that was that all done no problem recommending them to anybody
Excellent. Both person i dealt with on phone and car collector facilitated me at short notice as i was under pressure to have car removed. I wish to thank them both. They are a credit to your operation. Owen Reece
I received clear information and knew what was happening throughout the whole process. The service was efficient, professional and prompt and I'm assured that my car is being disposed off properly.
Fast, efficient and trustworthy from start to finish. Was letting go a Toyota with 479,000 km. was v impressed with the efficiency and ease of the service. Minimum effort on my part, and received money within a few days after collection.
very professional service very happy ,just put in your reg and eircode in the box get an offer accept it and car take back arrange to collect car and pay you on day of collection brilliant then a few days later you get the certificate of destruction
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