Originally Posted by
dedhed
I'm not arguing that autos don't have a bigger footprint in the world and ultimately most bikes get recycled, (although CF is likely changing that scenario) but that you seem to think that autos are minimally recycled when the fact is they are one of the most recycled consumer products out there, and have been for decades.
For example your statement.
Some of the shredded metal
might get recycled.
That's total BS. If a car makes it to a metal recycler, it is being reused plain and simple. Scrap does not make any money for the recycler sitting.
Every year, more than 18 million tons of steel from automobiles are recycled by the steel industry. Approximately, 86 percent of a car’s material content is recycled, reused or used for energy recovery.
About 60 percent of a passenger vehicle consists of steel and iron. The steel used to make a brand new car contains at least 25 percent of recycled content.
https://www.thebalancesmb.com/auto-r...lenges-4011892
This ^^^
The statistics are very clear, and easily obtainable. The typical 'modern' car is
recycled (materials) 75 to 80%, according to both European and North American sources.
As for the rest of the post to which you are responding, total strawman. Straw is organic, and quite 'recyclable', I suppose, but still ...
