While everyone knows that aluminum cans and plastic bottles are commonly recycled, according to the
Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, the automobile is the most recycled consumer product today.
Fully
ninety-five percent of “retired” cars each year are recycled. The reclaiming process often includes everything
from the steel and aluminum used in vehicles’ chassis to the floor mats that once went under drivers’ feet. Said
mats can be recycled, for example, into sound-deadening materials, while some of the metals can be melted to create
flashlight batteries. Overall, over 84-percent of a car is ultimately salvaged.
Approximately 26 cars
are recycled every minute.
[Source: Alliance of Automobile Manufactures via PR Newswire via Auto Spectator]