The low-down on Canada’s automotive recycling industry
June 10, 2019 — Toronto, Ontario — Canada’s automotive recycling industry is a robust and vital part of the country’s economy that also provides a number of important environmental benefits. Next time you hear one of our industry’s detractors use the term “junkyard” feel free to remind them that … 1. Canada generates about 1.6 […]
Eaton and Nissan partner up for creative initiative to reuse E.V batteries
Toronto, Ontario — July 10, 2019 – Power management company Eaton has just announced that their previous plan of using old EV batteries to power buildings will now expand to sports stadiums. The Nissan Leaf is among many electric-powered vehicles currently on the market. Eaton initially partnered with Nissan in 2015 to harness renewable and […]
Woodbeck Auto Parts Turns 80
By Elizabeth Sargeant Toronto, Ontario — July 8, 2019 – In 1939, the automotive industry was completely different from what it is today. Gas was 19 cents a gallon, car sales had just begun to increase again and Woodbeck Auto Parts opened their doors for the very first time. Based in Stirling Ont. Woodbeck Auto […]
A decade of CAREC
By Steve Fletcher Toronto, June 8, 2019 — The Canadian Auto Recyclers Environmental Code (CAREC) turned 10 this year and although there weren’t a lot of cakes cut or balloons launched, the industry continues to celebrate this program with every vehicle that is retired and decommissioned responsibly. More and more auto recycling shops that are not […]
Autorecycling plant tackles 10,000 bumpers
Toronto, Ontario — July 3, 2019 – Earlier this year, ELV revealed that bumpers could, in fact, be recycled properly and although some auto recycling plants don’t have the technology to deal with them, one plant has taken on the challenge and created an entire bumper empire. Nearly 10,000 old bumpers are stacked up at Burnaby […]
LKQ hosts successful car show and open house
Toronto, Ontario — June 28, 2019 – LKQ’s Brampton and Whitby locations hosted huge car shows and barbeques last week to show off their impressive facilities and connect with the community. LKQ Corporation is a provider of recycled automotive parts with multiple locations across Canada. The open houses ran from 5 p.m.to 8 p.m. and […]
Volkswagen announces EV battery recycling plant
Toronto, Ontario — June 26, 2019 – As the auto industry slowly becomes more eco-friendly, one new development auto-recyclers have had to prepare for is recycling EV batteries. While many have struggled with dealing with the powerful lithium-ion battery, Volkswagen has a plan. According to Volkswagen Group, they have announced plans for a new recycling […]
The results are in: ELV project announces new recyclable car material
Toronto, Ontario — June 25, 2019 – The Plastics Industry Association has just released the final results of their end-of-life vehicle recycling demonstration. The project, initiated in 2015, began to determine which parts of cars bumpers and interior parts can be broken down to be made into new products. The results of the project showed […]
Newco Metal Auto Recycling plant catches fire
Toronto, Ontario — June 24, 2019 – An auto recycling facility in St. John’s Newfoundland caught fire last Tuesday, taking several hours to be extinguished. Around 7 a.m. on June 18, St. John’s Regional Fire Department received a call that thick black smoke was rising from Newco Metal and Auto Recycling plant. When firefighters arrived, […]
ARAAC annual meeting and tradeshow
By Steve Fletcher Toronto, Ontario — June 12, 2019 — More than 50 auto recyclers and vendors came to Moncton New Brunswick June 7-8, 2019 for the annual Auto Recyclers Association of Atlantic Canada (ARAAC) meeting and trade show. 18 direct member companies were represented along with 10 associate member companies and vendors. In the formal part […]
