Recycling Today NOV 2024 / by Mark Jensen, Chairman and CEO, ReElement Technologies Corp. / Read original article
As hurricane season ends, recycling challenges kick into high gear.
Water is the mortal enemy of any electrical system. Floodwater is a special concern for any vehicle’s electronics and electrical systems even if it was submerged for only a short time.
In the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, and smaller storms during the summer, including in California, people ask what impact these storms will have on the destroyed cars, trucks and buses, and what it means for recyclers.
Carfax estimates that as many as 347,000 vehicles were flood-damaged between late June and late October, covering most of this year’s hurricane season.
Hurricane Helene’s deluge damaged 138,000 vehicles across Florida, Georgia, Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina. Then, Hurricane Milton damaged as many as 120,000 vehicles in Florida. Up to 89,000 vehicles were hit with water damage from smaller storms during the summer.
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