What about recycling EV batteries?
By Lindsey Cooke Toronto, Ontario — August 30, 2018 — As electric vehicles are becoming more of a hot commodity, it is important to understand how their batteries are recycled. The most common battery in standardized/internal combustion engine vehicles is a lead acid battery, which is typically used as the car’s starter batter. However, electric vehicles (e.g. hybrid, plug-in […]
R-1234yf will be put in all new cars by 2021
By CRM Staff Toronto, Ontario — August 31, 2018 — The R-1234yf refrigerant is becoming more common in the air conditioning systems of vehicles, which means more time and money for collision repairers and insurers. Under an Environmental Protection Agency mandate, R-134a will be taken out and R1234yf will be put in all new cars […]
A new era in auto recycling
By CRM Staff Toronto, Ontario — August 31, 2018 — It’s no surprise that the auto recycling industry is being impacted as new technology advances wihtin vehicles. Kirk Cranley, an auto recycler for Ray Cranley Auto Recycles in Douro, Ont. explained that the business is just not the same. He said that it’s definitely slowing […]
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 […]
