CHARTING A SUSTAINABLE PATH
A firsthand look at CAREC compliance in Canadian auto recycling By/Par Wally Dingman, Auditor and Veteran Auto Recycler, vérificateur et vétéran du recyclage automobile Wally Dingman is a veteran, third-generation auto recycler. He served as president of Caughill Auto Wreckers from 1982 to 2021. Wally continues to serve the industry as an auditor, and as […]
WINNING IN TODAY’S TIMES
To succeed in the modern market, you must be extraordinary By/par Donald Cooper Managing any business today is tough…and getting tougher. We’re all faced with more demanding customers, more—and stronger—competition, increased complexity and shrinking margins. On top of that, great staff are hard to find and keep. And that problem won’t go away any time […]
WEIGHING THE SCALES
An updated platinum group metals outlook for 2023 and beyond By/Par Becky Berube Becky Berube serves the recycling community as President of United Catalyst Corporation, is a Member of the ARA’s Educational Programming Committee, is an at-large Board Member of ISRI’s Southeast Chapter, is a Member of the US DOC Industry Trade Advisory Committee (ITAC) […]
DRIVING SUSTAINABILITY
Green Recycled Parts present consumer, industry and environmental benefits Story by/par Sarah Perkins I n the realm of automotive recycling, where the gears of progress often intersect with environmental responsibility, professionals in the industry are consistently at the forefront of a transformative movement. However, when it comes to automotive industry customers—especially those of collision repairers—more […]
DEBUNKING LI-ION LIES
Do you believe a majority of lithium-ion batteries end up in landfill? Think again Hans Eric Melin, managing director of Circular Energy Storage (CES), has long disputed a startling number found in many research papers, cited in news articles across the globe—that only five percent of all lithium-ion batteries are recycled. Even worse—that 95 percent […]
THE BATTERY METAL MONARCHY
ARA unveils Battery Material Use Hierarchy Electrification of the automobile. Love it? Hate it? Don’t understand it? To an auto recycler, those questions don’t matter. It’s happening. At best, we as automotive recyclers can defend an advocate for the industry by better understanding the challenges and opportunities, and by getting other stakeholders to understand the […]
AN INTROSPECTION ON INTERCHANGE
The North American auto recycling advantage By/Article de Steve Fletcher Hollander Interchange has revolutionized the North American auto recycling market for more than 85 years. But most people outside of the auto recycling industry have never heard of the term interchange. I turned to ChatGPT for an AI definition: “In the context of automotive recycling, […]
THE EVOLUTION OF EHMANN
For Boni Ehmann, following opportunities and exceedingexpectations is all in day’s work Story by/Par Sarah Perkins Boni Ehmann is an energetic and passionate leader in the automotive recycling industry who understands that when opportunity knocks, you must answer. With over 25 years of progressive work experience in the automotive industry as a parts person, Boni […]
GOLD STANDARD CITIZEN
David Gold honoured for critical work with Markham Fire Story by Allison Rogers David Gold and the team at Standard Auto Wreckers truly set the bar when it comes to auto recycling and community involvement. The facility works with several philanthropic causes—including community event days and connections to No Poverty, No Disease, No War, an […]
AN ARAAC—CARI EXTRAVAGANZA
Inside last June’s mega meeting The auto recycling and scrap industries met in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 2023, for a mega-meeting of the two end-of-life sectors associations. Dubbed the Winds of Change, the Canadian Association of Recycling Industries (CARI) event also co-hosted the national board meeting of the Automotive Recyclers of Canada (ARC), and the […]
