Exporting end-of-life vehicles has negative impacts for Canada and the world. For most of human history, we’ve let an attitude of “out of sight, out of mind” inform how we deal with the results of our industry. We’ve… Read full post »
Governments are grappling with this emerging industry. Electric vehicles are all about “going green,” but their purchase is only part of the story. What happens to them at end-of-life is also an important element of the equation, but… Read full post »
Auto recyclers rely on a steady flow of total loss vehicles from the insurance industry to secure their inventory of parts to provide to collision repairers and insurers—ideally to lower cycle time and severity and prevent further total… Read full post »
Recyclers have a unique opportunity to help collision repairers and insurers dealing with serious parts shortages. OEM parts supply shortages are a fact of life for collision repair centres today. And for the last two years, this has… Read full post »
Recommendations for recycling plastics from end-of-life vehicles. Late in 2021, the Automotive Recyclers of Canada (ARC) was retained by Environment & Climate Change Canada (ECCC) to undertake a study of the current practices related to the recovery of… Read full post »