Car scrapping or car recycling? We clarify!

In this article we would like to discuss the different terms that are very popular in our industry – car scrapping, car recycling and car disposal. We will show the meaning of the words and explain which word is the most accurate.

Car scrapping or car recycling or car disposal – Only synonyms?

The terms car scrapping, car disposal and car recycling are synonyms. Both describe the process in which an old car is returned to the raw material cycle. The term car disposal is also often used. Wikipedia describes the process vehicle recycling, as this word is more accurate.

Car scrapping – what does it mean?

Car scrapping is a word composition of car and scrapping. The term scrapping describes the process of making scrap metal. Scrap is a synonym for metal waste. Since the body of cars is primarily made of metals, this term is popularly used.

Car recycling – what does it mean?

Car recycling, on the other hand, is a composition of the word car and the word utilization. When you recycle something, the value is enhanced. This means that a worthless car is transformed into a form in which it has value again. This is exactly what happens when raw materials are returned to the raw materials cycle.

Car disposal – what does it mean?

Car disposal is a composition with the word disposal. Disposal is the general term for the removal of waste. One gets rid of the “worry”, so to speak: one disposes. The term car disposal also describes the reality of vehicle recycling. Thus, the term car disposal is most accurate, since the car owner is getting rid of his old car by disposing of the worry.

Which of these terms is correct?

If equally all terms – car scrapping, car recycling and car disposal – express the reality of car recycling, all of them lack a certain precision. Therefore, the correct term for the reality of having your car picked up for disposal is car recycling.

The meaning of car recycling

The term recycling contains the word recycling or cycle. The cycle is the recurring. Since the 1970s, in Australia (but also in other industrialized countries), for reasons of environmental protection and waste prevention, there has been an effort to convert every produced good into recyclable raw materials. That is why Duden defines the term as follows:

Processing and reuse of already used raw materials.

Vehicle recycling in Australia works like this:

Vehicle recycling in Australia is practiced in three recycling steps:

1. the decommissioning

The car is deregistered from the vehicle registration office and is parked on a non-public parking lot. During this process, all environmentally harmful substances are removed from the car. This includes, for example, the remaining tank contents of the car or the removal of the airbag.

2. the compacting

The individual parts of the car are removed depending on their residual value and prepared for resale. After that the car is put into a press. In the press, the car is compressed and usually stamped in the shape of a square.

3. fractionation

The pressed car is broken down into very small individual parts by means of a shredding machine. In Australia, this is done only in licensed plants. There are a total of 65 of them in the whole of Australia. The shredded remains are then filtered by a magnet so that they are prepared for further processing in the smelter.

These are the main three steps that exist in vehicle recycling throughout Australia. We at Schrottreife-Autos.de specialize in the stress-free process: we provide our customers with a smooth process so that the customer can easily and quickly “dispose” of his car and get rid of the worry. More information about our service here.

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The used market for auto parts trade!

Your car is obsolete and you are thinking about selling your car, although the car is totally junk? We often face the question that the old car still has a residual value due to the removable used parts. In this article we would like to discuss how far it makes sense to disassemble the car into parts.

Car disposal by slaughter

A slaughter is when you place an ad on the Internet for your old car and attract all the automotive used parts prospective buyers to you with the hope of proceeds from the sale. Of course, you will still get money for certain car parts. However, you should not expect to make a lot of money from it now. In most cases, it’s not even worth it for your own time invested in this.

When you release your car for slaughter, the most attractive car parts are primarily removed from your car. The most attractive car parts vary with each car model. Needless to say, car parts are very popular. However, the car parts market is structured in such a way that third-party manufacturers exist alongside the car’s manufacturer to copy a car part from the original. This means that if you decide not to dispose of your car and instead want to sell the individual parts of your old car, then you are competing with the new goods from third-party manufacturers. You think that an original part can never be compared with the part from a third-party manufacturer? Then you are wrong: because all these third party manufacturers work with the original brands. The no-name brands from the third-party manufacturers are made according to the specifications from the original producers.

Car recycling services as a stress-free alternative

Moreover, if you decide not to scrap your car, you will have to meet with the potential buyers and negotiate the price. Therefore, car recycling services are a stress-free alternative. This is because you will not have to make an appointment and meet with a potential buyer. Most of the time, cars that are ready for disposal are deregistered from the vehicle registry. That means you can’t leave the car in public parking lots. A deregistered car gets the “red paper” taped to the windows of the disposal-ready car. This is then stuck so tightly that this paper also survives the car recycling.

Our tip

Use a scrapper who also offers free deregistration! Thus you save the costs of up to $150-$250.

Therefore we advise: Make a slaughter if…

• you are a hobby-worker who likes to tinker with cars. You can keep the money earned from this in your hobby fund.
• you have enough time to spend on dismantling car parts.
• you enjoy meeting strangers and, if necessary, negotiating the price.
• you have a car parking place where you can easily park your old car.
• Use a car recycling service if…
• you need a stress-free and, above all, fast disposal.
• You need to park your scrap car in a public place and have no other motor vehicle parking option.
• you don’t have the time or inclination to dismantle and sell the parts.

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Deregister and scrap the old car free of charge!

If you want to deregister your old car to dispose of it afterwards, let us do it directly! Because we take over the free deregistration of your old vehicle, which you release with us for car disposal.

Free deregistration from the vehicle registration office – this is how it works:

Deregistering from the Department of Transport is a stressful process for many people. Let us take care of it. In addition, deregistration usually costs money. An amount between 10-20 euros. You can save the deregistration fees if you let us deregister the car. We are a car scrapping company and are constantly in contact with the registration authorities. Therefore we offer our customers – besides the car scrapping ,the additional service that we also deregister the car on request. You can enter in the inquiry form that you want to have your car deregistered.

If you want us to deregister your car, it will cost you nothing! We do this service besides car scrapping completely free of charge. Also, the deregistration proofs will be sent to you in the mail afterwards, so that you keep it in your folders in the office.

Online car registration office and online deregistration

Alternatively to our free service, you can make your car deregistration easier by doing it online. However, this is not yet possible at all registration offices. Therefore, find out from your local registration office whether online deregistration is possible.

Costs for online deregistration

However, online deregistration is still not free: the operators also charge a certain fee for digital deregistration.

Scrap Your Car for Free at WA Auto Parts

If you car is in scrap condition, we can scrap it for free for you. If not, them we will pay top price for your car today. Start by finding out how much you can get paid for your scrap car. You can get an instant price for your car by calling us on 0444 529 130 – 08 9358 1392 or by getting an instant scrap car quote online. It’s free to get a quote and there’s no obligation, plus we’ll keep your quote valid for seven days.

With WA Auto Parts you can arrange FREE car collection at a time to suit you or drop your old car off at your local WA Auto Parts car wrecker in Perth. You do not have to book a time slot; you can simply drop your car off during our opening hours and remember to bring your reference number to confirm your quote.

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Car recycling – How are cars actually disposed of?

In this article we deal with the question: “How is a car disposed of?” – Since the 1970s, there have been laws in Australia that prescribe recycling. The disposal of cars basically goes through the following five steps:

• Liquid materials are removed
• Recyclable car parts are removed for resale
• The car is pressed and shredded
• The shredded parts are sorted
• The sorted parts are then further processed

To 1: Liquid materials are removed

A car has many liquid substances. These have to be removed before the actual car disposal. This is because car disposal is mostly mechanical. I.e. things are shredded, pressed, sorted. If liquid materials are not removed from the beginning, there is a risk that they will flow out as the car scrapping process continues. However, since most of the liquids in the car are unnatural mixtures, there is a risk of environmental pollution here. Therefore, before any car recycling, the very first thing to do is to pump out any form of liquid from the car or dispose of it specially.

Example engine oil

This includes, for example, engine oil. The engine oil is not only emptied for car scrapping. Also the engine oil must be changed already before that constantly. Therefore, almost all car repair shops offer the oil change service. The oil must be disposed of before the car is scrapped, so that the oil can be disposed of in a controlled manner. In scrap yards, as well as in car repair shops, there are special oil disposal devices. Here, the old oil is collected and specially taken for recycling, where it can be further processed for reuse.

Example windshield water

Among the somewhat less toxic wastes is the water in the windshield water tanks. This is usually normal water mixed with cleaning agents or fragrances.

Example cooling water

Engine water is also pumped or dripped out. The water is used to cool the engine, so it is usually called cooling water. This is usually distilled water – i.e. pure H2O without minerals, as is the case in drinking water, for example.

Among the most risky liquids in the car, which must be drained before scrapping, is the following

Example gasoline or diesel

The remaining gasoline or diesel that is still in the tank. This is also emptied with a pump. However, the gasoline cannot be used without further ado because it is contaminated. In order for the gasoline to be used, it must first pass through a filter in which the foreign substances are removed.

Re 2: Recyclable automotive spare parts are removed for resale.

A car consists of approximately 10,000 parts. The individual parts vary from manufacturer to manufacturer. There are no universal parts in a car. An essential factor for the resale of a spare part is the residual value. This is influenced by two main factors. On the one hand, there is the question of how far the spare part has been used up. If the part is too old and too worn, it no longer has a high residual value. On the other hand, the availability of a spare part also plays a major role. If a car manufacturer becomes insolvent and no longer produces, then the individual parts are usually only available at the car scrap yard. Therefore, the spare parts on the car are checked for residual value before the car is scrapped.

The spare parts that are most removed before the car is scrapped is the catalytic converter. There are rare metals in the catalytic converter.

The rims are also usually not suitable for car scrapping.

What is actually almost always removed is the old airbag. The airbag contains explosives. That’s why you can’t scrap the airbag with the car. In the scrapping process, an explosion would cause great damage and possibly harm man or machine.

After removing all parts that have a residual value, the actual disposal can begin. All other spare parts, which are not so valuable, remain in the car.

To 3: The car is pressed and shredded

Not only the car body goes into the press, but the car as a whole with all the spare parts that have not been removed. The press has a practical reason: to facilitate transport. Since not every car scrapyard has its own industrial shredder, the car must be prepared for transport. The stronger the press is, the more cars can be transported at the same time and the cheaper the transport becomes.

In most cases, the windows also belong to the spare parts, which are not so valuable and are therefore also disposed of. In the press then the disks burst.

The shredder crushes the car into very small parts. In small form, the remaining parts are much easier to recycle.

To 4: The shredded parts are sorted

The first sorting step immediately after shredding is to hold a magnet to the shredded small parts. The magnetic small parts are caught by this magnet and sorted out. Anything that is magnetic, any form of steel or iron is sorted out. These magnetic small parts are transported to the steel mill. There they are melted down and prepared for reuse. This is the bulk of a car.

In the further process, the shredded parts pass through various sorting mechanisms. Ultimately, at the end of each car scrapping process, 10 different materials are created:

• Steel
• Aluminum
• Plastic and rubber
• Lint – from seat covers, etc.
• Metal and plastic
• Small cables from vehicle electronics
• Heavy metals
• Large plastic parts
• Electrical components
• Glass splinters and sands

To 5: The sorted parts are then further processed

The materials mentioned above are each further processed. Thus, each car, which is scrapped in the car disposal, is completely reintroduced into the raw material cycle or recycling. That is why this process is called car vehicle recycling in technical language. We have also written a blog post where we distinguish the terms car disposal, car recycling and car scrapping from each other and explain why the whole thing should actually be called car recycling.

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Scrap the old car or sell it?

Scrap the car or rather sell it? See the pros and cons here:

Often car dealers advertise “top dollar” to get you to put your car up for sale. If you want to sell your car, here’s what you need to consider:

Once your car is no longer worth anything, you won’t get a decent offer for your old car. Even if you use an online valuation tool to have your car valued, they will hold a price in front of you without taking the damages into account.

When you have an online valuation done, you will be shown the maximum market value from the model and not the actual value of your car. Once you transport the car to the point of sale, a realistic price will be suggested. You will have to transport your old car to the point of sale: there will be transportation costs.

If your car is roadworthy, but has defects, there is a risk that you will get stuck with your car on the road: this will also incur towing costs. If you want to sell the car, there are also costs for deregistration from the vehicle registration office.

This means in concrete terms:

• Transport costs to the point of sale
• Risk in case of own transport
• Costs for deregistration
• The alternative to selling is free scrapping

If you decide to scrap your car for free, a driver will come and pick up your car: You have no transportation costs. Also, there is no risk of your car abandoning you on the way. Moreover, as a scrapper, we also take care of the deregistration from the vehicle registration office. This means in concrete terms:

• Free transport
• Stress-free handling
• Deregistration from the vehicle registration office
• Therefore our tip
• Do not be misled by so-called “best prices”. If your old car is junk, then it must be scrapped. There is no one who will give you money.

WA Auto Parts is a wrecker place located in Welshpool, we pay top cash for your unwanted vehicles. Please call us on 0444 529 130 – 08 9358 1392 to get your car remove today.

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How to get stubborn odors out of the car again?

What good is the most beautiful car, which is cleaned and washed from the outside and the windows are shiny clean, but inside the nose is wrinkled. The interior of the car definitely needs good care. It is all too easy for odors to settle there in the long term.

For example, due to smoking in the car, fast food leftovers from the drive in counter or due to transported animals. Seat cushions are also affected by spilled drinks or childish vomiting and conserve the corresponding unpleasant odors persistently. Road dirt on the floor mats also carry drivers and passengers into the car, these are all no good smells.

Four-legged friends in the car

Who loves its dog, which leaves it rarely alone at home, but takes it naturally gladly in the car along. After all, dogs are quasi family members. Gradually, however, the dog smell settles in the car interior. Rarely a dog returns after an excursion immaculately clean again into the car, often with damp fur.

There is always more or less garbage attached to it. This does not smell good after a long time, but sometimes even stinks. Master and mistress would like to get rid of this intense smell. After all, we are writing the 21st century, in these times of space travel and artificial intelligence, fortunately, effective means, sometimes surprisingly simple measures, are available against this inconvenience.

Unpleasant odor disturbs

Please do not immediately resort to the chemical club. Dog hair must be removed regularly with the vacuum cleaner. On the dog hairs themselves hang basically many odor particles. Blankets and towels should be washed and dusted regularly. Prolonged airing drives some scents out of the interior of the car. To do this, while driving at full steam, direct the fresh outside air inside for a long period of time. All vents should be turned inward.

The next measure can be conventional cleaning by hand with water, soap and sponge. This can already significantly improve the smell in the car. Ideally, the source of the unpleasant odor should have been eliminated. After that, this natural tip can be tried. For good smell in the car helps a small bowl filled with vinegar and a second bowl filled with coffee powder. Place both bowls in the interior overnight. The scent of these two ingredients mixes with each other and definitely makes unpleasant smell disappear.

Measures for odor destruction

If the eco-variety is too weak, then the treatment with chemicals remains indispensable. A lasting effect is achieved only if unpleasant odors are not only superimposed by the applied product. Then they return after a short time. Agents with chemical content have a more permanent effect.

The range of products for eliminating odors with the help of chemicals is very wide. However, it is confusing, almost every product promises amazing success on the instructions for use and also keeps them. Which product is the right choice? The decision is made by everyone individually. These anti-odor agents are used to spray the interior.

The most common application is the miracle trees. They are simple and helpful for bad air in the car. They come in various flavors and shapes. Scents like sea breeze, mountain meadow or vanilla etc. are available. Simply hung on the interior mirror, the miracle trees overlay thick air in the car for a limited period of time.

However, a small miracle tree is hardly sufficient for nicotine odor. If a car is permanently smoked, the only solution is ozone treatment in a garage or car wash. It is not cheap, but effective. The smell of smoke disappears completely. But the car must be thoroughly cleaned from top to bottom inside before. After that, the ozone gun is useful, especially if a smoker wants to sell his car as a used car.

Some defects on the car you can smell

Please do not rigorously fight all odors. Certain smells can indicate a defect. If it smells like rubber, the handbrake may be the cause. If it smells musty, it may indicate mold. If it smells sweet, lack of coolant may be to blame. The smell of burnt toast suggests melting insulation. If it smells like rotten eggs in the car, the catalytic converter is defective. Please analyze the unpleasant smell in the car first, if possible, and then act in a considered manner. In most cases, the cause is really pollution and not a defect.

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Scrap Cars And Their Purchase!

Scrap is not equal to scrap! Even with scrap items you can earn something extra. The price depends of course on many factors. How much your item weighs. Does it have any reference to the history despite the miserable condition. Is it an antique scrap piece?

You can learn much and more in this blog about scrap metal. Specifically, this report is about junk cars.

Don’t let your junk car just keep rusting away

Just because the car is no good anymore doesn’t mean you should let it continue to rust in your garage. Whether your vehicle is no longer roadworthy due to a total loss after a traffic accident or simply due to old age, there is still a chance to get your hands on some quick cash. On WA Auto Parts are available to you a variety of appraisers who determine within a few minutes, online a best price for you. Thus you avoid the fee of $100 for each scrapping.

In addition, the deregistration fee of your vehicle increases when the recycler comes to pick up the vehicle. Thus, it quickly becomes apparent that scrapping is not usually the most sensible solution. If one already has the possibility from scrap vehicles still money to make, one should make oneself in the Internet over scrap car appraisers in the own location or in the proximity. Such offers do not always exist. Because where do you have the opportunity to get cash for your own scrap.

Single part sale is not worth it

But don’t get any crazy ideas. Don’t think that selling parts will bring you even more profit. You are right! Demanded single parts will bring you a higher profit. But you must be aware that stripping a vehicle down to its individual parts and selling these individual parts can be punishable by law in Perth. So always get an expert opinion. We of WA Auto Parts help you to get the best possible from your vehicle and promise you a fair price.

You have had bad experience with scrap dealers and want the car manufacturer to take care of the scrap vehicle itself? This is still possible in Perth since 2007. The car manufacturer takes the scrap vehicle away free of charge. Your scrapping fees are therefore forfeited. So no extra costs await you. But here again there is a catch.

The car manufacturer will pick it up for free, but will not pay you any residual value that your car still has. Have you removed important components of the car, was the car last registered within the AU for less than a month, have you shown your creativity and tuned up your vehicle or have you added more junk and damage to your car even though it is already in an unusable condition? Even then, a free take-back cannot take place, even if one of the above factors apply.

The easy and fast way to get a fair price

The only really profitable way is to buy your scrap car. You want to finally get rid of your old junk car at a fair price and create more space in your garage? Just contact us under the phone number 0444 529 130 or write an email to info@waautoparts.com.au. We are happy to help you.

Never drive junk again!

Are you also getting tired of having to deal with problems and malfunctions with your car every time? Does your seemingly best companion in life- your car- always let you down when you need it most? Have you ever missed your flight because of it? Would you like to feel like a businessman and be chauffeured instead of being behind the wheel? Or do you just want to take your loved one on a romantic trip? The airport transfer or chauffeur service WA Auto Part makes it possible for you. The WA Auto Parts based company not only offers airport transfers to Perth Airport, but also takes you and up to 3 other people in one of their luxury limousines individually to a location of your choice in Perth or the surrounding area.

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