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Car recycling does not just involve the reuse of solid substances such as iron, aluminium, rubber and plastic. Before a car can go into the shredder, all fluids must be dismantled. The majority of these fluids can be reused after processing. Recycled base oil, for instance, does not function in the same way as virgin oil.
Which fluids do car dismantling companies remove from a car before it goes into the shredder? More specifically, they remove fluids such as windscreen spray fluid, coolant, oil, petrol, diesel, brake fluid and refrigerant. The drainage of these fluids serves a direct environmental target – nothing should leak into the ground. Consequently, processing companies and refineries are increasingly learning how to deal with fluids.
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Sonsbeck processing plant
For instance, drivers from GS-Recycling Nederland collect brake fluid from the dismantling companies using compartmentalised tanker lorries. These are converted into DOT 4 brake fluid at the processing plant in Sonsbeck (Germany). The company produces pure ethylene glycol from the waste coolant collected, which is the base material for new coolant.