Did you know? Auto Recycling’s fast facts
Ontario’s new tire plan
By CRM Staff Toronto, Ontario – August 23, 2018 – As of next year, tires will be recycled through a new system in Ontario. Last spring, Glen Murray, the minister of environment and climate change announced that Ontario Tire Stewardship, needs to close it’s Used Tires Program by the end of this year, and to […]
Scouting the true north
By Lindsey Cooke Toronto, Ontario – August 23, 2018 – Darrell Pitman, the owner of P&G Parts in North Bay has participated in multiple programs, events and causes for the auto recycling community. He recently attended the Tundra Take-Back this year for the third time. This time he was the only auto recycler there among […]
Rubber Recycling Symposium heads to Niagara Falls
By CRM Staff Toronto, Ontario — August 2, 2018 —The Tire and Rubber Association of Canada biennial Rubber Recycling Symposium is fast approaching, set to get under way November 7 til 8 at the Sheraton on the Falls Hotel in Niagara Falls. The theme for this year’s event will be ‘taking sustainability to the next […]
Ecolomondo set to open new plant in Ontario
By CRM Staff Toronto, Ontario — August 2, 2018 –-Montreal based cleantech company Ecolomondo has purchased land to begin the set up of a tire-recycling plant in Hawkesbury, Ont., as reported by Rubber and Plastics New. The company has acquired a 13.4-acre piece of land, costing approximately $350,000, with the intention to use the facility […]
Yukon amends Designated Materials Regualtion
By CRM Staff Toronto, Ontario– August 2, 2018 —The Yukon government has announced changes to the surcharges on the sales of new tires in the territory. The news broke when the goverment made amendments to the Designated Materials Regulation, to further support waste diversion and increase recycling. The government plans to target continued tire recycling, […]
Sandy Blalock named permanent ARA executive director
The Auto Recyclers Association has announced that Sandy Blalock will be the organziation’s new executive director, having served as in interim CEO for a number of weeks. “For the past six weeks, I have been working very closely with the Auto Recyclers Association’s interim executive director Sandy Blalock. It has been my pleasure to see her […]
Auto recycler chaperones trip for disadvantaged youth
Toronto, Ontario – July 13, 2018 — Darrell Pitman will forever carry around a reminder of the impact he made on the lives of approximately 80 children living with severe physical disabilities or life-threatening illnesses. The North Bay resident chose to have one of the children’s drawings tattooed on his arm, as a way of […]
Copart joins S&P list
New York, NY June 28, 2018 – S&P MidCap 400 constituent Copart Inc. will replace Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. (DPS) in the S&P 500, effective prior to the open of trading on Monday, July 2. The US company, which operates auto recycling facilities and auto salvage auctions, will join the benchmark before the start […]
2018 Tire Take Back: OARA aims to raise $54,000 for Sunshine Foundation
By CAR staff Toronto, Ontario — May 9, 2018 — The OARA Tire Take Back event is a tire recycling blitz, which runs May 22 to June 22. The event is being put on by the organization’s members with the support of registered tire haulers and processors. Tire Take Back both supports the environmental disposal […]
