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What happens after a car reaches the end of its life

When does a car reach the end of its life? And after that, what happens to all the metal, plastic and hazardous fluids inside?

An aging minivan brought these questions top of mind for NPR’s auto reporter Camila Domonoske.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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