The auto recycling industry, including “junk car haulers”, “scrap car buyers” and “cash for cars vehicle companies” have their own industry terms, many of which are coined by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the U.S.
End-of-life Vehicle or (EOV) is a junk car, truck or van that is sold, given, or otherwise taken to a vehicle recycling site or scrap facility to have its components recycled and disposed of.
Mercury Switch is a mercury-containing capsule or mercury-containing assembly part which manufacturers use to enable convenience lighting in a vehicle or as in a vehicle’s anti-lock braking system. In 2006 the EPA began a program to have car scrappers and recyclers remove these prior to vehicle disposal in an effort to protect the environment.
The capture rate is a measurement (as a percentage) of the number of mercury switches recovered in the auto scrapping and recycling market.
National Vehicle Mercury Switch Recovery Program is formal name of the initiative explained above.
End-of-life vehicle handlers include vehicle dismantlers, vehicle crushers, auto shredders, auto scrappers, junk vehicle haulers etc….
Scrap processing facilities are specified locations where machinery, equipment and manpower are used for transitioning scrap materials into specification grade wares including sites where a shredder or fragmentizer is used to process junk cars, scrap cars and such vehicles. Essentially, these sites scrap automobiles and other material into shredded scrap.
A vehicle crusher participates in the trade of flattening or crushing cars, trucks and vans.
A vehicle dismantler is involved in the business of obtaining, dismantling or destroying junk vehicles.
Cleveland Scrap Cars buys junk cars and scrap cars through the greater Cleveland area and surrounding Cuyahoga County. We are a leader in the cash for cars industry in Northeast Ohio.