June 21, 2018
The Sierra Club Delta Chapter is proud to announce its participation in the Sierra Club Foundation vehicle donation program. Your vehicle can help the Delta Chapter advocate for clean air, water, and land, making a more sustainable planet for tomorrow. Be sure to bookmark the Sierra Club Vehicle Donation Program website so you'll have it when the time comes to say goodbye to "Old Bessie," "Frank," "Brad," or whatever you chose to name your car, truck, boat or motorcycle all those years ago.
The Delta Chapter will keep 75% of all donation proceeds, with the other 25% going to the National Sierra Club for the upkeep of the program.
Donating your vehicle is as easy as 1-2-3:
1. Visit the Sierra Club Vehicle Donation Program website and fill out the form online, or pick up the phone to speak to a friendly, live operator. (This is where you can choose to which chapter you'd like to donate your vehicle.)2. They'll PICK UP YOUR VEHICLE, at no cost to you!3. They handle the rest, from selling your vehicle to providing a tax receipt.
Your vehicle donation makes a positive impact:
- 14 million tons of steel salvaged - Recycling 13 million automobiles in a year recovers 14 million tons of recycled steel, saving enough energy to power 18 million households for one year
- 85 million barrels of oil saved - The steel industry uses 74% less energy by recycling steel instead of producing new steel. That's equivalent to annually saving about 85 million barrels of oil.
- 24 million gallons of motor oil reused - 2 million gallons of water can be contaminated with just 1 gallon of motor oil. Each year, the automotive recycling industry ensures an estimated 24 million gallons of motor oil is reused and not wasted.
- Reduce pollution - 75% of all pollution produced by automobiles comes from cars over 13 years old, and every year about 15 million automobiles reach the end of their vehicle life
- 160,000 tons of steel recovered - 86% of a vehicle can be reused or used for energy recovery. For example, recycling all the filters sold in the US every year recovers 160,000 tons of steel. That's enough steel to make 16 new baseball stadiums.
Get rid of those lawn ornaments and start cleaning our planet today!