What does the DMV do with old tags (Texas, USA, cars)

[ItsRick24]

After you surrender your old tags to the DMV, what do they, melt 'em? Shred 'em? Feed 'em to the dog? What?

[Sherifftruman]

I always assumed they destroyed them somehow. Hopefully they recycle them as being aluminum pretty much everywhere I know, it would be throwing money away not to. Would be interesting to know for sure though.

[quattrohead]

You get to deal with them in MA now, no more turning them in.

[Hemlock140]

We don't turn them in, just keep and discard or decorate the garage wall. They have to be replaced every 5 years now ($15) due to "deterioration of the reflective coating."

[car54]

Here in VA, most plates that are turned into DMV are turned in for refunds of fees.

They are recycled and the State makes a couple hundred thousand a year doing it. I don't know if they have a deal with a particular recycler as far as security is concerned or not (probably not).

[texdav]

In Texas you keep them. Many collect old plates .

[dkf747]

I keep them. The only state I didn't keep them is Maryland. They're pretty strict about turning them in.

[duster1979]

They send them to me. I put them on the cars I use to commit armed robbery.

[Ohiogirl81]

They go on the garage wall. It's the law.