Good Green Cars » oil http://www.goodgreencars.com Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:10:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Cars Are the World’s Most Recycled Product http://www.goodgreencars.com/2009/06/cars-are-the-worlds-most-recycled-product/ http://www.goodgreencars.com/2009/06/cars-are-the-worlds-most-recycled-product/#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:58:20 +0000 kristen http://www.goodgreencars.com/?p=324 So say the geniuses over at Popular Science, anyway, and who am I to disagree? Each year, more than 95% of the 10 million vehicles headed for the parking garage in the sky end up being recycled. Of those cars, 75% of the parts are recycled. Thus, the crown for world’s most recycled product.

Here’s how PopSci breaks it down:

  • 65% of the average vehicle is metal, like steel, iron, or copper, which can be used in construction
  • 90% of all lead-acid batteries are recycled
  • 86% of rubber tires are used to make pavement or fuel paper mills
  • 380 million gallons of oil are refined and reused
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