tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361289302026-02-28T15:09:38.933-05:00Auto Recycling - the responsible management of End-of-Life Vehicles (ELVs) and Total Loss Vehicles in Canada. Find out about a progressive industry that use to be called auto salvage, auto wrecking or even junkyard. What should happen to your vehicle when it dies or when you want to find the auto parts to keep it alive and running a lot longerSteve Fletcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00997914121511976723noreply@blogger.comBlogger181125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36128930.post-86983992026806029332012-12-11T18:31:00.000-05:002012-12-11T18:31:18.746-05:00

I have moved my Blog over to the Auto Recyclers of Canada website. Thanks, -- Steve Fletcher ARC Managing Director

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by Michael E. Wilson, ARA CEO in Recycling Today Magazine As chief executive officer and part of the leadership of the Automotive Recyclers Association (ARA), it is an honor to assist our organization in its mission to be a vibrant international association that represents the interests of all of our worldwide members. In the past four years, I have been fortunate to visit such countries as

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Recycling and reusing turns garbage into gold Every year in Canada, some 1.2 million vehicles reach the end of their useful lives. Some have been crashed or damaged beyond repair, while others are simply old and worn out, or not worth repairing anymore. In the past, these cars and trucks were mostly just considered scrap. Today, they’re a valuable commodity that’s ripe for recycling. So what's

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The Automotive Recyclers of Canada (ARC) have developed a new checklist for Canadian auto recyclers. CAREC, the Canadian Auto Recyclers’ Environmental Code, sets a national standard for environmental safety and best practice, says Managing Director of ARC Steve Fletcher.The code was developed in the wake of the vehicle-recycling program, Retire Your Ride. Inspired by the National

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Auto makers and recyclers are pushing provincial governments to adopt tough new recycling rules for vehicles that they say will lead to improved recycling rates, less environmental damage and even reduce auto-related crimes. Industry groups admit they are acting out of pure self-interest: They fear that if they don’t propose their own recycling regime, that governments will impose one on them

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There's no question that the public perception of automotive recycling has changed for the better in recent years, due in no small part to the efforts of association members. Positive media exposure has helped tip the scales of public opinion in favour of progressive and environmentally concious automotive recyclers. Another example hit the airwaves yesterday, when the CTV affiliate in Ottawa

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A recent survey shows the majority of the general public agrees there should be regulations in place to dispose of cars safely and properly. The survey was conducted by Harris/Decima on behalf of the Canadian Automobile Association. CAA conducts polling with its nine member clubs across Canada and with non-members on a number of topics bi-annually. Both members and non-members are surveyed to

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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

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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

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

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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.

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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

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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

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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,

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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