A Penny and More from Your Junk Car

Cars are one of the biggest necessities both for people in the urban setting who need to commute everyday from one location to another, and for residents of far flung areas with the constant need to cross borders. And with today's concurrent trend in automobile purchase, cars are also the eye-candy of consumers who have the luxury to spend a little extra on stylish vehicles.

As of writing, almost every family in the US owns a car. The vehicles have taken so much space in many roads in that traffic congestion becomes the major headache for commuters. At the end of the day, scientists also pinpoint to the excess number of cars as one of the leading producers of the most harmful pollutants.

Carbon monoxide aside, cars have components that can tarnish and harm the soil and waterways. This became one of the concerns of environmentalists, as 12 million vehicles are disposed each year in North America alone. After thorough studies and innovations, various companies have found that 75% of junk cars' components are recyclable.

In fact, 42% of the new steel produced in the country was derived from recycled metals of junk cars.