Recycling Your Scrap Vehicle

In the UK about 2.2 million vehicles come to the end of their lives each year, currently 85% of an end of life vehicle is recycled - by 2015 all end of life vehicles must meet 95% recycling & recovery targets.

Based in South East Kent Reclamet has a ELV treatment facility housing 3 depollution rigs, able to process 60 cars per day, in a purpose built 400 sq metre building known as a 'depollution unit'. This unit allows us to recycle vehicles in line with current legislation.

As an Authorised Treatment Facility Reclamet depollutes, processes and recycles end of life vehicles (ELVs) for the council, insurance companies, garages and the general public.

The Depollution Process

There are a number of processes that an End of Life Vehicle goes through to ensure its safe and environmentaly friendly disposal.

• All potentially hazardous liquids; petrol, air conditioning gases, oils, coolants, transmission and suspension fluids are drained and stored in specially designed tanks.

• Wheels, catalytic-convertors, batteries, airbags and LPG tanks are removed from the vehicle and stored ready for specialist recycling.

• Tyres and rims separated and the rim is crushed using a specialised wheel crusher. What is left of the vehicle is stored on racks awaiting the removal of all useful parts.

Once all parts have been removed, the car will be crushed into cubes and for easy transportation to be recycled.