Scrap Stars: YouTube auto ‘picking’ show continues to rack up the views
Rochester, New York – The auto recycling industry is finally getting some of the star power it deserves as YouTube-based “picking” show “Totaled Treasure” released its second episode in late-December. Styled in a similar vein to shows like “Canadian Pickers” and “Storage Wars”, “Totaled Treasure” follows Vince Edivan and Aaron Stone as they travel across […]
Manitoba auto recycler is being asked to build a six-foot tall fence around his property
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario – May 1, 2019 – The La Broquerie Council in Manitoba is ordering the owner of a car wreckage lot to build a six-foot tall fence around the property. Reeve Lewis Weiss has owned Weiss Auto for 30 years and close to 13 years ago Weiss wanted to add a […]
Snap-up airbag bounties with YAPP app
By Paul D’Adamo and Katie Stark Toronto, Ontario – April 17, 2019 – Rebuilders Automotive Supply has announced a new bounty program for recyclers, deployed and missing airbags. Additional automakers are bound to follow Ford’s lead in becoming the first automaker to pay for deployed/missing airbags. For recyclers, the only significant change is that the […]
Recyclers of the Round Table
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario — March 27, 2019 — Britain, 7th Century AD: In the two hundred years after Rome’s departure from their island, Britons have suffered from a near total collapse of their society. Invaded by Anglo-Saxons, the remaining Celtic peoples are united under the banner of Arthur. Ruling from his shining city […]
China’s trash import ban gives a global perspective into recycling
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario – March 27, 2019 – China’s trash import ban has been extended. Last year Beijing banned the imports of 24 varieties of solid waste. On Friday it announced that the ban has been extended to more materials including steel waste and used auto parts. This ban has created quite the […]
Gearing up for OARA’s annual convention and tradeshow
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario — February 27, 2019 — The Ontario Auto Recycling Association convention and trade show will be expecting an array of auto recyclers and more than 40 exhibitors showing off their booths on the floor. The event is scheduled to take place at the Hilton hotel in Mississauga, Ontario where it […]
Car-Part’s concerns
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario – February 27, 2019 — When it comes to recalls on auto parts, co-founder of the internet marketplace, Car-Part.com Jeff Schroder is one of the many auto recyclers concerned about gaining access to the proper information from OEMs. This is a frustrating concern that Jeff has been working on for the […]
B-CAR focuses on quality control
By Lindsey Cooke Toronto, Ontario — February 7, 2019 — For the past five years the British Columbia Auto Recyclers Association (B-CAR) has been gearing their focus towards implementing quality control within the auto recyclers in their province. Right now, the province has environmental regulations put in place, but the association felt that something was missing– […]
What are the advantages of auto recycling?
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario — December 20, 2018 — We rely on it to take us everywhere and it plays a huge role in our lifes. Meanwhile the rest of our environment is paying the price. Yes, I’m reffering to the four wheels we rely on daily. But, it’s not just the continuous use […]
ARA Advisory Board provides recommendations for the Association
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario — December 18, 2018 — During the association’s annual convention in Orlando, Florida the ARA Advisory Council met to discuss the Association’s long-term goals. The discussions focused on long-term growth strategies, ways to extend membership to auto recyclers who are not yet members and ways to increase organizational transparency. The […]
