Auto Recycling in Canada

Strict Environmental Code is the New Gold Standard for the Auto Recyclers of Canada Members

2012-01-12T12:09:00.000-05:00

Whether by accident or through years of dutiful service, your vehicle has finally reached the end of the road. Few of us realize that deciding where to take it is a vitally important environmental decision. The truth is, not everyone handles vehicles the way they should and when that happens, the environmental impact can be disastrous. A program called The Canadian Auto Recyclers’ Environmental

Auto Tech: Automobile recycling

2012-01-11T12:26:00.000-05:00

We are all excited when a new shiny vehicle appears in our driveway, and many are interested in how cars and trucks are built and perform. It’s a different story when a vehicle is no longer roadworthy, and that old hulk is traded in, sold or hauled away. We really don’t care, as long as it disappears to somewhere, but we should: there were over twelve million new vehicles sold last year in North

Lecavalier Vehicle Disassembly

2011-12-15T07:29:00.000-05:00

Stop motion video demonstrating complete vehicle dismantling at Lecavalier Auto Parts.

Rick Mercer Report at Carcone's Auto Recycling

2011-12-15T07:26:00.000-05:00

This isn't exactly how it happens every day - it is a comedy show after all - but it was fun to hang with Rick for the day.

Will the recession total your car?

2011-12-12T14:23:00.000-05:00

The economy has dented your car's value, at least in the eyes of insurers. Here's why, despite fewer serious wrecks, more cars are being declared a total loss. The roads are safer today than ever. For several reasons -- older drivers, better cars, graduated licensing for teens -- fatal accidents in the U.S. have been falling for years. In fact, the government reported this month that highway

Canadian study shows where old cars go in the afterlife

2011-10-18T19:56:00.000-04:00

Neil Young once speculated on the fate of his beloved old 1948 Buick Roadmaster in the hippie-era auto elegy Long May You Run, suggesting hopefully: "Maybe the Beach Boys have got you now." Turns out that may be true. But rather than "gettin' to the surf on time," a University of Windsor engineering professor says it's more likely the old hearse is keeping Brian Wilson's beer cold as part of his

A National Approach to the Environmental Management of End-of-life Vehicles in Canada

2011-09-20T07:18:00.000-04:00

The Automotive Recyclers of Canada is the national voice of the vehicle recycling industry representing, through its provincial affiliates, approximately 400 end-of-live vehicle (ELV) recyclers and dismantlers throughout Canada. ELV processing represents one of the largest recycling sectors in Canada with about 1.2 million retired recycled each year. With a 94% ELV recovery and return rate,

Rules badly needed for neglected auto recycling

2011-09-02T17:31:00.000-04:00

Will the fate of defunct cars influence your vote in the Oct. 6 Ontario election? What! You haven’t even thought about it? Perhaps you should. After all, an estimated 550,000 vehicles are scrapped here every year. The business generally goes unnoticed. Its problems would be relatively easy to fix, says the Ontario Automotive Recyclers Association, which represents one-third of Ontario’s car

There is no green car without green recycling - but where's the profit?

2011-09-01T07:42:00.000-04:00

Fancy Batteries in Electric Cars Pose Recycling Challenges With fleets of electric cars starting to hit the roads, the next big mother lode for salvage companies is expected to be the expensive batteries that power them. Yet even as automakers vaunt the ways these cars can benefit the environment, they are divided over how best to handle the refuse: recycle or repurpose. That is worrying some

Green Parts - Claims Canada Magazine

2011-08-21T11:44:00.000-04:00

At a recent Breakfast Summit on Recycled Parts held in Toronto, three key stakeholder groups – recyclers, insurers and repairers – came together to discuss areas of mutual concern and mutual opportunities. The Summit started an inter-industry dialogue that will begin to pay dividends for the stakeholders, and more importantly for the motoring public and the environment. Total-loss vehicle

Ontario Automotive Recyclers Push for Standards

2011-08-11T13:21:00.001-04:00

The Ontario Automotive Recyclers Association (OARA) is asking Ontario's political parties to endorse an industry led initiative to establish an environmental management system for end-of-life vehicles (ELV) in Ontario. The ELV industry standard (ELV-IS) for environmental management has been developed by OARA in collaboration with the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association (CVMA) and is

The End-Of-Life Cycle: Achieving a sustainable automotive industry, starting with end of life

2011-07-27T16:08:00.000-04:00

By Susan Sawyer-Beaulieu and Edwin K. L. Tam Susan Sawyer-Beaulieu, PhD, a post doctorate fellow at the University of Windsor, recently presented results from her research at the 2010 International Round Table on Auto Recycling. Sawyer-Beaulieu has taken a scientific approach to learning how dismantling and shredding facilities manage end-of-life vehicles (ELVs). She is using life-cycle

CCIF and Automotive Recyclers of Canada Breakfast Summit on Recycled Parts

2011-07-25T16:04:00.000-04:00

Meeting Report Purpose To define and establish consensus on the issues that matter to all parties concerning the use of recycled parts in collision repair and to establish a plan for addressing them. Presentations Presenters and panellists: Victor Pasnyk of Allstate Insurance, Larry Jefferies of CARSTAR Automotive, Philippe Fugère of Lecavalier Auto Parts and Dominic Vetere of Dom’s Auto

Automotive Recyclers of Canada To Roll Out Final Phase of Nationwide Certification Process

2011-07-24T13:54:00.002-04:00

At a recent meeting in Banff, the Automotive Recyclers of Canada (ARC) backed up their commitment to having all of its members certified to the National Code of Practice for Auto Recyclers with the funding to complete all of the remaining audits across the country. “For years, a national certification program has been a dream of the association. We have always pushed our provincial associations

De-registration and recycling of end-of-life vehicles

2011-07-21T08:06:00.001-04:00

Renewed interest has been raised in the de-registration and recycling of end-of-life vehicles in EU Member States. End-of-life vehicle treatment and recycling has been legislated by the European Union in the ELV Directive (2000/53/EC) and has been implemented in the national legislation of all 27 member states. The ELV Directive has been a source of concern for many however, since 14 out of 27

Quality Quest: The quandary of quality control

2011-07-19T05:56:00.001-04:00

Written by Clint Wilson, Ideal Auto Wrecking, Chilliwack BC When I first opened my business at the bright-eyed and bushy-tailed age of 27, I had big dreams about quality control. I remember telling my wife, “I’m going to have an entire work station with bright lights, polishers, waxes, wire brushes, sand paper, paint, primer, window cleaner, solvent, cot- ton rags, etc. etc. and not one of my

Management of end of life vehicles needs overhaul

2011-07-12T12:10:00.000-04:00

The dramatic increase in scrap metal prices in the lead up to the global financial crisis saw the number of players in the end of life vehicle (ELV) collection business grow significantly and also led to a surge in older cars being stolen off the street for their scrap value. Notwithstanding the sudden fall in prices in late 2008, the gradual return to historical values has seen the number of

Atlantic Association Adopts National Code of Practice for Auto Recycling

2011-07-11T10:03:00.002-04:00

Until recently, the general public really had no measurable assurance of environmental responsibility when they turned an end-of-life vehicle over. There was no sign to tell them whether they were dealing with one of the good guys or not when it came to handling that vehicle properly. That has all changed with a bold move by the Automotive Recyclers Association of Atlantic Canada (ARAAC) to

Hollander, eBay Motors bringing recyclers online

2011-06-22T13:46:00.000-04:00

A couple of years ago Hollander and eBay Motors announced a partnership that promised to revolutionize auto recyclers’ ability to sell their parts to a wider market. According to Hollander, the partnership is going extremely well and is even having some unexpected benefits. Currently, Hollander has 300 recyclers selling on eBay who account for over two million listings, says Kirk Monger, sales

Premature End of Life Vehicles

2011-06-20T09:53:00.001-04:00

From Salvage Wire Blog By their definition Premature ELV’s are vehicles that have not survived the expected life span of 12-15 years that most vehicle manufacturers build into their vehicles. The reasons for this can be many, however I suspect that most will be due to accident, fire, flood or other events that result in an insurance claim. Insurance engineers completing vehicle inspections

You Don’t Need To Be a “Do-It-Yourselfer” to Save On Recycled Parts

2011-06-14T16:14:00.002-04:00

Mention recycled auto parts, and you might conjure up images of having to rummage through old hulks with your tool box looking for whatever you can find. The truth is, although the old u-pick lots still exist for those that want them, the auto recycling industry has evolved far beyond that. It has become a very sophisticated sourcing network for anyone who wants to save money on repairing their

Sonshine Auto Parts - The Auto Recycler

2011-06-06T10:21:00.001-04:00

While other kids aspired to become athletes or rock stars, Denis Desjardins fulfilled his dream to recycle car parts. In the pre-dawn hours of a recent morning, the RCMP counter-terrorism unit descended upon the yard of wrecked cars at Sonshine Auto Parts in Cumberland. Snipers came from all directions, across farmers' fields on Innes, Dunning and French Hill roads, hoping their intervention in

400 Auto Wreckers, changing perceptions of auto recycling

2011-06-01T13:41:00.000-04:00

At 62, Tom Huehn shows no signs of slowing down. Over the phone his voice is enthusiastic and his sentences punctuated with laughter. Huehn’s warm personality and infectious love of all things automotive are obvious the moment he starts talking. This, at least partially, may be the reason he has so successfully changed his local government’s perception of auto recycling. Together with his

UK End of Life Vehicles Blog Post from Salvage Wire

2011-05-13T22:24:00.000-04:00

Utter the words End of Life Vehicle (ELV), and many will immediately picture a scrap yard full of old cars leaking oil and water, been involved in a heavy impact, or are simply a gutted shell. But this is only part of the story. The End of Life Vehicle Directive – 2000/53/EC (to give it’s full title) is a Europe-wide directive that was to be enforced in all member states by 21 April 2002.

Auto recyclers from around the world gather in Québec City for the IRT

2011-05-12T09:02:00.000-04:00

It started as a simple forum--an exchange of ideas and discussion of what the auto recycling industry could do to improve the business. Currently, in its 5th year, the International Roundtable on Auto Recycling--IRT for short--has become a global phenomenon, uniting leaders and scholars in auto recycling, insurance, repairs and government in one forum over the course of a few days. This year,