You may have heard that cars are the most recycled consumer product on Earth. It’s true, but that doesn’t always mean that each and every car is recycled properly in a way that safeguards the environment. To find… Read full post » The post CAREC…
Like many other sectors, COVID-19 has impacted the automotive recycling business. An obvious one is how we network and get together for events. Due to the pandemic, spiking case counts and ongoing uncertainty, as well as the continued… Read full post » The post Staying…
The price paid for vehicles through the Retire Your Ride program has risen significantly since this time last year. The average price paid out in October 2019 was $321.76. October 2020 saw that figure rise to $387.37. That’s… Read full post » The post Prices…
Ford is an iconic brand with deep roots in Canada. In fact, Ford Motor Company of Canada was founded in August 1904, barely more than a year after Henry Ford started his car company. It’s no surprise that… Read full post » The post Ford…
Keep in mind there’s a difference between old and junk by Lawrence Papoff With dealerships opening but consumers still cautious with their loonies when it comes to car buying, the OEMs have opened the tap on incentives to… Read full post » The post Scrapping…
Currently, the challenges facing the recycling and waste industry are especially daunting. We have a global pandemic, combined with political and economic uncertainty seemingly everywhere. And let’s not forget about the loss since 2018 of China as a… Read full post » The post Preparing…
Wally Dingman, owner of Caughill Auto Wreckers in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada and Chairman of Automotive Recyclers of Canada (ARC), provides his opinion on whether vehicle scrappage programmes are beneficial or unnecessary for the vehicle recycling industry. For the… Read full post » The post Vehicle…
Toronto, Ontario — Brenda Yu, a research intern for the Automotive Recyclers of Canada (ARC) has spent her summer gathering crucial information for Canada’s auto recycling industry. The whitepaper—to be published in the Fall of 2020—will focus on… Read full post » The post Into…
Toronto, Ontario — After a long and storied involvement with the national association Neil James is stepping down from the Automotive Recyclers of Canada (ARC) Board of Directors, the organization announced August 17. In 1993, Neil first attended… Read full post » The post Neil…
Over the last decade, we’ve seen vehicle complexity steadily increase, driven by government mandates for better fuel efficiency as well as safety. In fact, it could be argued that today, the average passenger vehicle has so many computers… Read full post » The post Greater…