Edmonton, Alberta — In a recent announcement, Trent Hardin has assumed the role of Executive Directorship of the Alberta Automotive Recyclers and Dismantlers Association (AARDA), and will further assume direct responsibility for the member Canadian Auto Recyclers Environmental Code (CAREC) audits in Alberta.
Hardin has spent forty years in industrial operations in Alberta—starting with Syncrude in 1984, through computer chip manufacturing industrial coatings, purchasing for major fabrication projects and rail transload.
Along the way, Hardin has spent stints in the retail, NGO and service sectors and time as an infantry reservist. He then progressed through greater roles of responsibility with proven performance and now operates an operational/leadership consultancy to leverage his experience.
Hardin is also National Construction Safety Officer (NCSO) certified and has had extensive training in hazardous materials, from Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS), through TDG and HAZMAT response, to DG derailment response.
The press release further noted that Hardin also has experience in advocacy regarding toxics in the environmental non-governmental organization (ENGO) sector, having held an NGO seat on the Clean Air Strategic Alliance, a provincial board that is government, industry and non-governmental run.
With the assumption of the Executive Directorship of AARDA, as well as direct responsibility for member CAREC audits and within the Automotive Recyclers of Canada (ARC), Hardin commented that he “looks forward to engaging wholeheartedly and being able to make good use of his experience—to increase engagement across the board, with the current membership and by expanding it.”
