Auto Recyclers Melbourne — Licensed, EPA-Accredited Vehicle Recycling
Absolute Auto Parts is a fully licensed Victorian motor car trader (LMCT #12655) and EPA Victoria-accredited auto recycler (SHD-0018021). We handle the full vehicle lifecycle — acquisition, depollution, OEM parts recovery, and metal recycling — for end-of-life cars, fleet disposals, insurance write-offs and scrap vehicles across Melbourne.
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Melbourne's Full-Lifecycle Auto Recycler
Most operators handling old vehicles in Melbourne fall into one of three categories: car wreckers (focused on parts resale), scrap metal yards (focused on steel only), or unlicensed backyard buyers (best avoided). A true auto recycler covers the entire end-of-life chain — and does it under EPA accreditation, with proper licensing, and with full traceability.
Absolute Auto Parts is licensed and accredited for every stage. We acquire vehicles legally under LMCT #12655, depollute them at an EPA-accredited bay (SHD-0018021), recover working OEM components into the Victorian parts market, and dispatch the remaining shell to licensed metal recovery. That full-lifecycle capability is also why we can offer more cash for your vehicle than scrap-only buyers — we're monetising five recovery streams instead of one.
Roughly 85% of a typical end-of-life vehicle is recyclable when handled by a proper auto recycler. Our job is to maximise that recovery — keeping working components in service, keeping hazardous fluids out of landfill and waterways, and keeping raw steel in the Australian manufacturing supply chain.
Why Licensed Recycling Matters
- Legal protection: VicRoads ownership transfer is completed on pickup — no future tolls, fines or infringements attached to your VIN.
- Environmental compliance: Hazardous fluids and components are processed through EPA-licensed waste streams, not dumped or burned.
- Higher payouts: Five recovery streams (parts, engines, gearboxes, electronics, steel) mean more value extracted — and a bigger offer to you.
- Traceability: Every vehicle is logged with VIN, donor history, depollution date and material recovery — full chain of custody.
Visit the Yard
24-26 Podmore St, Dandenong VIC 3175 — drive-in valuations welcome. Working vehicles often quote higher at the yard than via towed pickup.
Our 4-Stage Auto Recycling Process
Every vehicle that enters our Dandenong facility moves through the same licensed, accredited workflow — from arrival to material recovery.
Vehicle inspection on arrival
Every vehicle is logged with VIN, donor history and condition before any dismantling. PPSR clearance is checked and VicRoads ownership transfer is completed using LMCT trade plates.
Depollution & hazardous fluid extraction
Engine oil, coolant, brake fluid, transmission fluid, fuel, refrigerant and battery acid are drained at our EPA-accredited bay and processed through licensed Victorian waste streams. Zero fluids enter landfill.
OEM parts recovery & cataloguing
Engines are compression-tested, gearboxes inspected, panels checked, electronics scanned. Working components are catalogued into our wholesale parts network — feeding repair shops, panel beaters and private mechanics across Victoria.
Shell shredding & metal recovery
Once the vehicle has been stripped of recoverable components, the steel and aluminium shell is dispatched to a licensed shredder. The recovered raw metal re-enters the Australian manufacturing supply chain.
Vehicles We Recycle
Cars, utes, vans, 4x4s, light commercials — running, wrecked or scrap. Every condition handled across metro Melbourne.
End-of-life passenger vehicles
Sedans, hatchbacks and SUVs that have reached the end of their economic life — failed RWC, expensive repair quotes pending, high-kilometre vehicles being retired.
Insurance write-offs
Statutory and repairable write-offs handled direct with private owners and insurers. Hail, flood, fire and accident-damaged vehicles all welcome.
Commercial & fleet disposals
Tradie utes, delivery vans, rideshare vehicles, and bulk fleet end-of-life lots. Builders, electricians, plumbers and logistics operators retire vehicles to us monthly.
Mechanical-failure vehicles
Blown engines, snapped timing chains, dead transmissions, fried ECUs — uneconomical-to-repair vehicles that still have parts and metal value.
Scrap, junk & abandoned cars
Even fully parted-out vehicles, fire-damaged shells, and abandoned cars on private property have recyclable value. We tow them out.
Imports, classics & older vehicles
Specialist quotes for imports, project cars that have stalled, and older vehicles where modern parts demand still exists. Call for an assessment.
Auto Recycling Across Melbourne
We dispatch tilt trays across metro Melbourne every day. Same-day pickup is standard for the south-east; regional Victorian pickups by arrangement.
Related Services at Absolute Auto Parts
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Absolute Auto Parts — Melbourne's Licensed Auto Recycler
24-26 Podmore St, Dandenong VIC 3175 · LMCT #12655 · EPA SHD-0018021 · Mon–Fri 8am–5:30pm · Sat 8am–2pm