Continental Connections: ARC and Auto Recycling World host latest global automotive recycling webinar under IRT banner
Toronto, Ontario — The Automotive Recyclers of Canada (ARC) and Auto Recycling World hosted the latest global auto recycling webinar under the International Roundtable on Auto Recycling (IRT) banner this week. During the event, 50 delegates from 14 countries gathered online to hear about automotive recycling and innovations in Australia, Japan and Asia. The webinar […]
New Passport Down Under: EV battery passports are being pushed in Australia
Canberra, Australia – Discussions amongst the Australian federal government have heard calls for the introduction of a ‘passport’ for electric vehicle (EV) batteries in Australia. This comes after concerns that the country’s battery recycling industry may not be ready for an increase in battery waste. The Australian Associated Press reports that this week’s Transition to […]
Aussie ELVs: Australia announces plan to recycle 700,000 end-of-life motor vehicles per year
Canberra, Australia — The Motor Trades Association of Australia (MTAA) and the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) are working on a comprehensive business plan to deliver a road map for an end-of-life vehicle recycling scheme under the National Product Stewardship Program. In late March, Sussan Ley, Australia’s federal environmental minister, and Trevor Evans, assistant […]
Rubber Rooms: Australian researchers develop concrete alternative from old tires
Adelaide, Australia — Researchers from a pair of Australian universities say they have unlocked the building blocks to a new eco-friendly recycling solution for used vehicle tires—a solution involving literal building blocks. A collaboration between the University of Southern Australia (UniSA) and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) has demonstrated that crumb rubber sourced […]
Drawing Parallels – Parallèles de dessin
By/Par David Nolan Executive Director, Auto Recyclers Association of Australia Developments in auto recycling in Australia Australia and Canada are similar in many ways. There are parallels in our heritage, our culture and in fact in the structure of our auto recycling industry. Australia has about 20 million cars on the road and about 800,000 […]
