Wrecking yard

This article is about scrapping automobiles. For the scrapping of ships, see Ship breaking.

A wrecking yard (Australian, New Zealand, and Canadian English) known as a scrapyard (Irish, British and New Zealand English) or junkyard (American English), is a business that dismantles wrecked or decommissioned vehicles. Its usable parts are sold for vehicle repairs, while unusable metal parts are sold to recycling companies. Other terms include wreck yard, wrecker's yard, salvage yard, breaker's yard, dismantler, and scrapheap. In the UK, car salvage yards are called car breakers, and motorcycle salvage yards are known as bike breakers. In Australia, they are often referred to as wreckers.

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