Refurbishing your alloy wheels is mainly conducted to enhance your car’s appearance and performance by restoring to its showroom look and appeal, but away from the visual appeal and wheel longevity – have you considered the several significant environmental benefits alloy wheel refurbishment provides?
We can understand if it is not something that immediately jumps to mind when concentrating on your car’s look. In today’s eco-driven world, all industries have had to look into the environmental impacts of their products and services – and the team at SOS Alloys are no different.
When you talk with us about refurbishing your alloys on your next appointment, know that these benefits take effect behind the scenes when we conduct work on your alloys.
Conservation of Raw Materials and Energy
When new alloy wheels are produced, they use a significant raw materials like aluminium, magnesium and other metals that require extracting, refining and manufacturing.
That results in large amounts of energy used and larger amounts of environmental degradation, such as deforestation, soil erosion and habitat destruction. It is eye-opening when you consider that in buying new alloys.
With alloy wheel Repair Manchester, we use your existing wheels as a foundation for restoration, minimizing the demand for new extractions of materials and lessening the environmental impact. Our refurbishment process is more energy-efficient than one manufacturing new wheels, restoring damaged and worn wheels in a way that actively contributes to the conservation of valuable resources and promoting sustainable vehicle maintenance.
Reducing Waste
When alloy wheels are discarded in favour of new ones, they often find themselves consigned to waste sites and take years to decompose. That is due to most alloy wheels being made of non-biodegradable materials that greatly contribute to waste and pollution problems in landfills.
By having alloy wheel refurbishment, you directly reduce the number of wheels discarded in landfills and play a part in preserving the UK environment. At SOS Alloys, our processes conform to stringent environmental standards, including proper disposal or recycling of waste generated during our refurbishment process – such as old paints, solvents or other materials.
Recycling and Reusability
Alloy wheel refurbishment is a process that supports the drive of recycling and reusability, with repair and restoration a key practice over the consumption of new products.
In refurbishing your alloy wheels, you are actively embracing a sustainable living philosophy.
The next time you book your alloy wheel refurbishment work with SOS Alloys, know that you are receiving an additional benefit underneath your car’s visual appeal and longevity. We are aiding you in your commitment to a greener, healthier planet.
Contact the team at SOS Alloys today for mobile alloy wheel repair macclesfield.
