Article #3 Salvage yards claim their place in clunkers program

As the Cash for Clunkers program is not only benefiting car drivers, but it is also gives salvage yards another job. With this program, car dealers sell the "clunkers" to junk yards usually for $95 to $150. Although the junk yards can't re-sell the engine they can use, or sell, everything else on the vehicle. The reason they can't sell the engines is the car dealership must destroy them by pouring sodium silicate into the engine while it is running. The sodium silicate is a chemical that turns into glass, which prevents the engine from ever working again. Many junk yards are taking every bit of this program to their benefit, and although it helps them, it hurts the car dealerships.