Short answer: The car is taken to a dismantling yard where fluids such as oil, fuel and coolant are drained, the battery, tyres and hazardous parts are removed, useful parts such as the engine and catalytic converter may be recovered or sold, and the remaining shell is crushed or shredded so the steel and other metals can be recycled into new products.
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Fluids and hazardous parts are removed first so that they do not contaminate the metal or the environment.
Parts recovery
Parts that can be reused or resold are taken out, and the catalytic converter is recovered for its metals.
Crushing and recycling
The shell is crushed or shredded, and the steel, aluminium and other metals are sorted and sold for melting.
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