An auto salvage yard can be an environmentally friendly solution to getting rid of a car that no longer functions, but you may want to take steps to prepare the car before you drop it off. The steps you take may vary depending on the company's policies and your personal preference. If you manage a wrecking yard, you may need to take additional steps once the car arrives in order to comply with local environmental laws.

1. HOW TO PREPARE A CAR FOR THE
SALVAGE YARD

2. An auto salvage yard can be an environmentally friendly solution to getting rid of a car
that no longer functions, but you may want to take steps to prepare the car before you
drop it off. The steps you take may vary depending on the company's policies and your
personal preference. If you manage a wrecking yard, you may need to take additional
steps once the car arrives in order to comply with local environmental laws.

3. Instructions
Preparation for Car Owners
Remove anything of value from the car. Empty all the pockets and compartments to
ensure you have your personal belongings. Check under the seats and empty the
trunk. Once you turn your car over to the salvage yard, you won't be able to get to
items you left in the car. If the battery still works and you can use it, remove it from
the car.
Consider parting out the car if you want to make as much money as possible from the
car before you turn it over to the salvage yard. Some people will buy parts like your
radio or your car seats from you. What you remove to sell may depend on your skill as
a shade-tree mechanic. If you don't part out the car, the salvage yard will.
Find out any special conditions wrecking yards recommend. You may need to do
specific things to prepare the car depending on the company you're working with for
the transaction. In some cases, a salvage yard may not take a parted car, so make sure
you understand the business' policy before you part out your car.

4. Preparation for Salvage Yard Operators
Check the car before you send it to the lot. Salvage yard operators need to follow
company policies before accepting the vehicle. This can include making sure all
personal belongings are out of the vehicle and ensuring the owner brings the title or the
appropriate documentation for you to take possession of the car.

5. Drain any waste fluid, including oil and gas, from the car following your state's
environmental laws. Many states require you to prepare the car in an area where you can
easily collect or clean up spills, reducing the potential of pollution from the waste
material.
Plug any hoses and crimp metal lines after you drain the fluids. It's possible for residue to
drip out after you remove the majority of the fluid. If your salvage yard crushes the cars
on the yard to make scrap metal, you may need to remove all pipes, hoses and parts
before you send it to the lot. Your company may have a special policy on removing the
glass from a car before you take the vehicle to the yard.
Fill out the proper documentation. Your company may have a specific method for
categorizing which cars go where on the lot.

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