Alaskan effort targets abandoned vehicles

Alaskan effort targets abandoned vehicles
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Eight small towns in southeastern Alaska are working to devise a system to move abandoned end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) into the auto recycling stream.

An online report from Gavel, Alaska-based television station KTOO estimates the effort can yield an estimated 3,000 tons of scrap metal.

The Southeast Alaska Regional Solid Waste Authority (SEASWA) is working with city administrators in the eight towns, including Thorne Bay and Klawock, to set up a “group discount” to provide access to Alaska’s coastal barge system for the ELVs. From there, the vehicles can make their way to auto salvage and scrap recycling facilities in larger cities in Alaska or outside of the state.

A city administrator in Klawock estimates the town has a “10-year stockpile” of old cars, appliances and other scrap metal.

According to KTOO, SARSWA is negotiating with a regional representative of Houston-based Waste Management Inc. to purchase and accept the scrap. A deal was nearly struck to do so two years ago but fell victim to a rapid plunge in metal prices, the TV station reports.

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Source: Recycling Today
Alaskan effort targets abandoned vehicles
<![CDATA[Eight small towns in southeastern Alaska are working to devise a system to move abandoned end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) into the auto recycling stream.   An online report from Gavel, Alaska-based television station KTOO estimates the effort can yield an estimated 3,000 tons of scrap metal.   The Southeast Alaska Regional Solid Waste Authority (SEASWA) is working with city administrators in the eight towns, including Thorne Bay and Klawock, to set up a “group discount” to provide access to Alaska’s coastal barge system for the ELVs. From there, the vehicles can make their way to auto salvage and scrap recycling facilities in larger cities in Alaska or outside of the state.   A city administrator in Klawock estimates the town has a “10-year stockpile” of old cars, appliances and other scrap metal.   According to KTOO, SARSWA is negotiating with a regional representative of Houston-based Waste Management Inc. to purchase and accept the scrap. A deal was nearly struck to do so two years ago but fell victim to a rapid plunge in metal prices, the TV station reports.]]>