Car charity launches scheme for second-hand vehicles

A UK car charity has launched a vehicle disposal scheme to raise money and rid the nation of unwanted, inefficient second-hand vehicles.

The Automotive Industry Charity (BEN) has initiated a scrap and donate scheme, with the aim of providing participants with an easy way of disposing of their second-hand vehicles whilst turning the value of the vehicle into a charitable donation.

At present the campaign has generated a lot of interest from companies and individuals alike with Marshall Volvo, Peterborough the first corporate firm to join the initiative.

Mark Hawes, service driver for Marshall Volvo Peterborough, said: "I’m very proud to be the first company to take up this scheme and hope many more people follow suit.

"[Companies] could benefit by removing the hassle of what to do with these unwanted motors."

The implementation of the European end-of-life vehicle directive has placed greater importance on reducing the amount of waste produced when vehicles are destroyed.

At ASM Auto Recycling we have been established for over two decades and have a highly-regarded reputation for our levels of service, experience and enthusiasm with vehicle recycling.

As a second-hand car owner it can be hard to transport salvage or end-of-life vehicles to a location that has the necessary technologies to enable their safe and environmentally friendly recycling.

Our scrap car transporters are capable of retrieving vehicles back to our depots in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, whether it is a sports car, family saloon or even a 4x4. Our current catchment area also covers vast amounts of Central England as well as London and the West Country.

End-of-life car recycling has been adopted by Japanese motor manufacturers Mazda in recent months. Mazda became the world’s first car manufacturer to successfully recycle end-of-life car bumpers into raw materials for brand new bumpers.

It is these kinds of forward-thinking steps that are sure to shape the way we recycle our used car parts in future years.

Mazda recycling end-of-life bumpers

Japanese motor manufacturers Mazda has become the world’s first car manufacturer to successfully recycle end-of-life bumpers from vehicles into raw materials used for brand new bumpers.

The initial idea behind the technology is to provide recycled rear bumpers for the new Mazda Biante mini-van. The end-of-life bumpers are processed into automobile shredder residue (ASR) and incinerated to recover heat energy – a method known as thermal recycling.

By using recycled end-of-life bumpers as material for new vehicle bumpers, the new technology aims to improve the material recycling ratio of Mazda vehicles ensuring a more effective use of its resources.

Processing end-of-life bumpers into new material has been notoriously difficult technically in the past, not to mention economically challenging.

In a bid to overcome this, in the 1990s Mazda started designing bumpers that could be easily recycled and it appears the number of end-of-life bumpers that can now be efficiently recycled is on the rise.

The recycling of used car parts is now big business and at ASM Auto Recycling we proudly supply almost any used car part for any vehicle on the market. At the time of writing we stock over 250,000 guaranteed, recycled car parts that are sure to give motorists peace of mind when fitting parts to their vehicle.

An increasing number of motorists see used car parts as a cost-effective solution to restoring their vehicle back to roadworthy condition. If you have a low-value vehicle it makes economic sense to avoid paying full price for a brand new part from a dealer.

Our modern vehicle dismantling facility makes the process of recycling used car parts so much easier, with state-of-the-art de-pollution rigs installed to process vehicles in accordance with the European ELV Directive.