When your car needs to be junked and recycled, you have two options available to you. One is to junk the car yourself. This requires you to first contact a towing company and have them haul away the car. You will have to pay a fee and pay for gas. Once you have taken care of these details, you can drive away in your new car.

The second option is to contact a junk car removal company and have them pick up your car from your property and dispose of it properly. These companies do not charge any junk car removal fees and you do not need to rent a truck.

However, you do need to know which company to hire in the first place. There are some companies that will not pick up cars that are still operable. You will need to ask if your car will be picked up or discarded.

Make sure that it is one of the companies that are listed on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registry for car recyclers. The EPA lists these companies as those that are safe to work with. You should also make sure that the company is authorized to handle your specific model of car.