Ontario students transform Artscape Youngplace using recycled rubber tires
Toronto, Ontario — September 19, 2017 — Inventive minds collaborated to re-design the community space revealed today at a popular community cultural hub in Toronto, Artscape Youngplace. Sparked by the Ontario Tire Stewardship’s (OTS) third Design Challenge, University of Toronto Landscape Design and Sheridan College Industrial Design students used the equivalent of 854 recycled tires to create the environmentally sustainable space […]
In Memoriam: Jack Isaac Cohen of Jasper Auto Parts
By Ian Hope Edmonton, Alberta — September 13, 2017 — Alberta has lost an industry icon with the passing of Jack Cohen, better known as “Jasper Jack.” He passed away on September 4, 2017 surrounded by his family which included his wife of 52 years, Marilyn, and his children Max, Cherie and Dave. It’s hard […]
Global View: Delegates highlight world recycling issues at IRT
By Alex Dugas Niagara Falls, Ontario — September 8, 2017 — The International Roundtable of Automotive Recyclers (IRT) took place recently in Niagara Falls. The event gathered an international crowd as leaders of the automotive recycling industry travelled from far and wide to discuss the state of the industry. Participants were given the chance to […]
Think Global, Tour Local: International experts visit Canadian auto recyclers
By Alex Dugas Niagara Falls, Ontario — September 7, 2017 — The International Roundtable of Automotive Recyclers (IRT) kicked off this week in beautiful Niagara Falls. This year’s event gathered automotive recyclers from around the world, including speakers from Japan, Australia, the United Kingdom, India and Canada. Canadian Auto Recyclers magazine was right […]
ARPAC calls on stakeholders to report fraudulent ads
St-Jérôme, Québec — August 30, 2017 – The automotive recyclers association of Quebec (ARPAC) recently held a meeting with the Quebec Office of Consumer Protection to address the issue of illegal recyclers within the province. According to the association, illegal recyclers have been advertising false services for some time and continue their activities with impunity […]
Fenix Parts net revenues picked up in fourth quarter
Westchester, Illinois — August 30, 2017 — Fenix Parts has recently announced its fourth quarter and full year 2016 results. Consolidated net revenues were $33.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2016, compared to $32.5 million in the third quarter of 2016, and $31.3 million on a pro forma combined basis in the fourth quarter […]
Tire Take Back 2017 raises over $54,000 for Sunshine Foundation
Toronto, Ontario — August 28, 2017 — A celebration was recently held in culmination of the annual Tire Take Back program, a collaborative community fundraiser organized by the Ontario Automotive Recyclers Association (OARA) and the Ontario Tire Stewardship (OTS) with support from registered tire haulers and processors, and in association with the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA), working together […]
What makes a recycling operation tick?
By David Gold Toronto, Ontario — August 16, 2017 — Auto recyclers regularly give tours of our operations for a variety of reasons. Sometimes we are asked to partake in community programs and teach a little bit about recycling and the reuse or our products and other times for more technical reasons, for example for […]
Tundra Take-Back launches fourth year of vehicle recycling in Canada’s north
By CAR Staff Nunavik, Quebec and Baffin Island, Nunavut — August 16, 2017 — Canada’s automotive recyclers are once again stepping up to bring their expertise to a new frontier. Tundra Take-Back has been running for the last several years. In brief, the project seeks to bring automotive recycling to communities in Canada’s far north. […]
World coming to Canada for International Roundtable
By CAR Staff Niagara Falls, Canada — August 16, 2017 — It’s less than a month until the next International Roundtable on Auto Recycling (IRT) takes place in Niagara Falls, Ontario. The IRT brings together the leading international automotive recycler associations, industry officials, guest speakers and local auto recyclers to discuss the global auto recycling […]
