Do you have an old junk vehicle taking up space on your property? Many communities across the prairies and northwest territories have a lot of retired vehicles and farm equipment that are sitting and gathering rust. You can drive them to McSteel’s yard locations in Wainwright or High Prairie, Alberta if they are still operable.
McSteel Salvage & Clean Up offers scrap vehicle collection services in Alberta, Saskatchewan and the Northwest Territories for six or more vehicles. In the past, we have had communities make an event out of scrapping old vehicles: everyone can drop off their old scrap cars, and McSteel will drive out to collect them!
Wildfire Prevention: Dangerous Components in Scrap Vehicles
With the increase of wildfires across Western Canada, the need for scrap vehicle removal has never been greater. Small hamlets and communities across the prairies and northwest territories have large quantities of old scrap vehicles. Junk vehicles are often filled with gallons of toxic and flammable materials that are extremely dangerous when mishandled.
When there are mass amounts of scrap vehicles in a tiny community, the real danger comes from the vehicles with EV batteries. These batteries are incredibly volatile; one spark is all it takes for the lithium battery to explode like a bomb, shooting shrapnel all over.
Protect Your Community
McSteel’s scrap vehicle collection services are especially valuable for small communities and reservations around Alberta because of the uptick in wildfires. If a wildfire hits your county and vehicles with EV batteries are around, you won’t have a community to return to.
Metal Reclamation from Scrap Vehicles
McSteel Salvage & Clean Up is a certified metal and auto recycler— salvaging and recycling valuable metal from old junk vehicles is our specialty. Our scrap vehicle collection services are available to everyone; whether it’s a massive retired hauling truck or an auntie’s van from the reservation, we’ll come and get it.
Before McSteel’s team starts salvaging scrap metal from junk vehicles, our first step is always to remove the engine, drain any fluids from the equipment, and collect any special metals. In separating the scrap metal, we remove shreddable or ferrous materials for recycling and processing. Any non-metal materials like tires, oil, anti-freeze, and freon are collected by a third party and properly disposed of.
McSteel Salvage & Clean Up handles the collection of junk vehicles but not the actual metal processing itself. Our scrap vehicle collection fees are based on scrap metal’s current fair market value and a processing fee for outsourcing the materials to a processing plant.
Ready To Get Rid of an Old Retired Scrap Vehicle?
McSteel Salvage & Clean Up is a certified auto-recycler equipped with AARDA certification and a VIN scanning system to prevent the demolition of stolen vehicles. With our efficient processes, fair dealings, and environmental consciousness, we make letting go of your old car as seamless and beneficial as possible.
Give us a call to learn more about McSteel’s scrap vehicle collection services.