IDAHO TOPS NATION

IDAHO IS NOW THE TOP-RANKING STATE IN THE NATION IN JUNK CAR REMOVAL. OF 129 JUNKYARDS IN IDAHO THAT WERE WITHIN 1000 FEET OF INTERSTATE AND PRIMARY HIGHWAYS, 83 HAVE BEEN EITHER SCREENED OR REMOVED. NEGOTIATIONS ARE IN PROGRESS TO REMOVE ALL BUT 10 OF THE REMAINDER. IN THE LONG RUN, HOWEVER, DISPOSAL OF JUNK CARS WILL REMAIN A SERIOUS PROBLEM. SINCE 1971 THE ASIAN MARKETS FOR SCRAP STEEL HAVE CLOSED, AND THE DOMESTIC MARKETS HAVE SLOWED ALMOST TO A STANDSTILL. IN ADDITION, THE NUMBER OF ABANDONED CARS IS CONSTANTLY RISING. THESE TWO CONDITIONS SUGGEST THAT A NATIONAL COMMITMENT WILL BE REQUIRED TO CLEAR THE LANDSCAPE OF "METAL POLLUTION."

• Publication Date: 1972-7

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 35
• Serial:
  • American Highways
  • Volume: 51
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: American Highway Users Alliance

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Abandonment; Automobiles; Junkyards; Markets; Scrap; Waste disposal
• Uncontrolled Terms: Disposal; Removal
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00219050
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 7 1973 12:00AM