Smells Like Teen Spirit: 15-year-old entrepreneur owns scrapyard in one of Newfoundland’s busiest industrial parks
Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador — Ryan Easton of Mount Pearl, Newfoundland, is bucking the trends of his age by running a scrapyard in one of the province’s busiest industrial parks. The 15-year-old specifically scraps cars, recycles appliances, metal and e-waste, and even rents dumpster services. He then sells the scrap to bulk buyers. Originally […]
Affiliations From Under the Arch : URG celebrates successful 2024 Annual Training Conference
St. Louis, Missouri — The United States Recyclers Group (URG) recently announced the success of its Annual Training Conference which took place from April 4th to the 6th. The event was held in St. Louis, Missouri at the Hyatt Regency at the Arch, and featured a variety of events such as a golf tournament at […]
Initiating ISRI: ISRI’s 2024 Convention and Exhibition to take place April 15 to 18
Las Vegas, Nevada — It’s now less than a week away until the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries’ (ISRI) 2024 Convention and Exhibition, set to take place from April 15th to 18th in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event will take place at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, and will feature more than 365 exhibitors, […]
Beyond Batteries: IRT to host free, international webinar on electric vehicle recycling
Toronto, Ontario — The International Roundtable on Automotive Recycling (IRT) is hosting a free international webinar discussing electric vehicle (EV) recycling. The event will take place on May 2nd at 12:00 p.m. GMT and will address topics such as the unique opportunities and challenges presented by EV recycling; the future of EV battery recycling and […]
Renault Readiness: Renault to begin recycling battery materials on a large scale
Toronto, Ontario — Renault plans to extract and recycle lithium and other materials from used electric vehicle (EV) batteries with the goal of being the first European automaker to recycle batteries on a large scale. Chief executive of Renault’s environmental unit, The Future is Neutral (TFIN), Jean-Phillipe Bahuaud recently revealed in an interview in Paris, […]
Molecular Management: Molecular recycling study demonstrates potential closed-loop solution for automotive plastic waste
Toronto, Ontario — Material technology company Eastman says it has developed a new method to recycle automotive plastic waste at a molecular level. Specifically, Eastman’s technology takes automotive shredder residue (ASR) or “auto fluff” and uses this as the feedstock in the recycling process. After breaking down otherwise hard-to-recycle plastics, the new material is then […]
Another Year at OARA: Recyclers host record event with 400+ registrants
Toronto, Ontario — The Ontario Automotive Recyclers Association (OARA) hosted its highly anticipated annual event last week, where attendees from across Canada gathered for multiple days of thoughtful conversation around the future of the industry. The event began with a pre-show on Thursday, where recyclers, insurance representatives, collision repair network reps and many others gathered […]
Rubber Revamps: Circular Rubber Technologies opening a new automotive rubber recycling plant in Alberta
Red Deer, Alberta — Circular Rubber Technologies is opening a new automotive rubber recycling plant in Red Deer, Alberta. The plant will be a $16 million dollar venture and will be the first demonstration plant for a new tire-recycling process that aims to “infinitely” reuse the world’s existing rubber. Shauna LeBlond, chief innovations officer at […]
EVs present opportunities for recyclers–if you are willing to get educated, David Giles tells crowd at OARA
Toronto, Ontario — Automotive recyclers everywhere are wondering how they may sell electric vehicle (EV) parts as the zero-emissions vehicle parc grows–but they should fear not, as there are huge opportunities for recyclers willing to gain knowledge and take on the electric challenge. That’s the sentiment EV consultant David Giles left the audience with last […]
Revving Up Recycling At OARA: A Lookback at OARA 2024
Markham, Ontario — This year’s Ontario Automotive Recyclers Association’s (OARA) 2024 conference event took place in Markham, Ontario from March 21st to the 23rd and showed how, when it comes to automotive recycling, community collaboration is at the heart of the industry. The event included everything from networking opportunities to cutting-edge insights on technology and […]
