Donating a car is a thank you - RMHC of Idaho · Donating a car can do a lot for the environment...
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Recycling saves the steel industry enough energy to power for a year 18 MILLION HOUSEHOLDS Donating a car can do a lot for the environment – maybe even more than you think! Here are some facts and figures about how donating a car is beneficial for the environment. Donating a car is a thank you to your favorite charity, and also, the Earth! of every car is recyclable 84% At least Donated cars save 50 FOOTBAL FIELDS of landfill space every year The process of recycling metal uses about 74% LESS energy than making metal Steel doesn’t weaken when its recycled – it can be REUSED OVER AND OVER AGAIN Donating older, less fuel-efficient cars pollutants from being released into the air PREVENTS SMOG-FORMING The steel recycled from vehicles each year could make 13 MILLION NEW ONES Even just recycling steel fenders saves more than 8 MILLION TONS of raw materials Every ton of new steel made from scrap steel of coal, preventing emissions from entering the environment CONSERVES 1,400 LBS. responsibly recycled to keep hazardous waste like oils, coolants and battery fluid from entering our air, ground and water WHEN YOU DONATE A CAR, it’s © 2018 Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. All rights reserved. The content and images included in this publication may not be reproduced or used in any manner without the express written permission of Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc.
Transcript of Donating a car is a thank you - RMHC of Idaho · Donating a car can do a lot for the environment...
Recycling saves the steel industry enough energy to power
for a year
18 MILLION HOUSEHOLDS
Donating a car can do a lot for the environment – maybe even more than you think! Here are some facts and figures about how donating
a car is beneficial for the environment.
Donating a car is a thank youto your favorite charity, and also, the Earth!
of every car is recyclable
84%At least Donated cars save50 FOOTBAL FIELDSof landfill space every year The process of
recycling metaluses about74% LESSenergy than making metal
Steel doesn’t weaken when its recycled – it can be
REUSED OVER AND OVER AGAIN
Donating older, less fuel-efficient cars
pollutants from being released into the air
PREVENTS SMOG-FORMING
The steel recycled from vehicles each year could make13 MILLION NEW ONES
Even just recycling steel fenders saves more than 8 MILLION TONSof raw materials
Every ton of new steel made from scrap steel
of coal, preventing emissions from entering the environment
CONSERVES 1,400 LBS.
responsibly recycled to keep hazardous waste like oils, coolants and battery fluid from entering our air, ground and water
WHEN YOU DONATE A CAR, it’s
© 2018 Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. All rights reserved. The content and images included in this publication may not be reproduced or used in any manner without the express written permission of Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc.
