What Car Parts Can I Put In A Skip?

With over 40 million cars in the UK, there are plenty of people who may be looking to dispose of certain parts. Whether you’re an enthusiast looking to upgrade your vehicle or you have a car so old that parts have fallen off, you might be curious about the best way to dispose of car parts.

Here at SCS Waste, we provide a reliable skip hire service where we aim to recycle as much of your waste as possible. So can you put car parts in our skips? The answer to this question all depends on the materials in question and their condition. To help guide you, we’ve got more details this month of which car parts you can and cannot put in our skips, and the reasons why.

 

Can I put tyres in a skip?

Whether replacing car tyres for safety or for a better drive, what should you do with the old ones you take off?

Unfortunately, no, you can’t put car tyres in our skips. This is because they are rubber, which is a lot more difficult for us to handle and recycle. The good news is that you have other options open to you if looking to get rid of your old tyres. 

Sometimes, your local garage may be able to take old tyres as they will have the proper means to send them for recycling. Another option is to find specialist tyre collections or to upcycle them into furniture.

 

Can I put a car engine in a skip?

Upgrading your car for better performance? What should you do with your old engine?

You might be surprised to learn that you can put car engines in our skips. The only thing that we ask is that they are completely clean, containing no oil or other chemicals. This means that we can then process your engine for recycling in the best possible way.

 

Can I put a car battery in a skip?

Dead car battery on your hands? What’s the best way to dispose of it to make room for a new one?

Car batteries, much like regular batteries, contain hazardous chemicals, which means that we cannot accept them in our skips. Here’s how to dispose of a car battery safely at the end of its life: take it to your nearest council recycling centre where they are better equipped to deal with it in line with environmental guidelines.

 

Can I put glass from a car in a skip?

From shattered panes to cracked screens, when you take out glass from your car, where should it go?

With a dedicated glass recycling process here at SCS Waste, we can accept glass waste from your car in our skips. However, we ask that you wrap or contain any smaller pieces of glass for safety reasons. Sheets of glass should be taped up to help stop them from shattering.

 

Can I put plastic car parts in a skip?

If you’ve broken your plastic bumper or are replacing bits of plastic in the interior of your car, where can you dispose of the old bits?

Thankfully, you can put plastic into our skips and we’ll strive to recycle or reprocess it so that it doesn’t end up in a landfill. Again, we ask that the plastic is relatively clean and free from chemicals or oils to ensure hazardous waste isn’t mixed in.

 

Can I put bodywork metal in a skip?

Replacing rusted bodywork? Or are you just improving the look of your car? What do you do with those old sections?

With our positive approach to waste and recycling, you can rest assured that we accept metal waste in our skips. As with all of the previous sections, the caveat here is that old car bodywork should be clean and free of chemicals and oils to ensure it can be recycled.

 

Can a car seat be put in a skip?

From full car seats to booster seats and child seats, how do you dispose of car seats?

Due to recent changes in the law, we can no longer accept furniture containing POPs (persistent organic pollutants). Unless it can be proved that your soft furnishing was not made using POPs, you will be unable to place it in our skips. These materials are usually found in the lining or padding of the item in question.

 

At SCS Waste, we have our own specialist materials recovery facility, showing our commitment to a greener future. So whether you love to tinker with your car at home or you run a commercial garage and need to dispose of car parts, we’re here to help with a disposal and recycling service you can count on.

Book your skip in Arundel, Littlehampton, Bognor Regis and the surrounding areas today or call us to speak to our team if you want more information on how to recycle a car and the associated parts.