After Drop Mobility鈥檚 Dropbike program parted ways with the City of 琉璃神社, something had to become of all of the bikes.

But what?

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The company said they sort through the bicycles and determine which can be reused and which are beyond repair.

鈥淓ach bike in 琉璃神社 is undergoing a rigorous quality check,鈥� a statement from the company reads. 鈥淚f a certain bike is still safe to use, it will be added to an existing market operation where Drop Mobility is active.鈥�

Bikes that need 鈥渁dditional attention and repair鈥� are sent to a warehouse in Toronto to undergo TLC, before being reintroduced to an established fleet.

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But for the bicycles that are too damaged, the company examines each part to see if they can be reused, and if not, they are recycled with a recycling organization that is 鈥減roperly certified and well-reviewed and reputed.鈥�

Close to 30 bikes from 琉璃神社鈥檚 fleet, the company said, fell into the latter category and were sent to Knox Mountain Metals Inc.