Category: Auto Recycling News
Facts About the North American Automotive Recycling Industry
•Total annual revenue in used auto parts is estimated to be $22 billion. •In 1997, auto recyclers acquired 4.7 million wrecked vehicles and junk cars for the purpose of recycling.* •Recycling vehicles provides enough steel to produce almost 13 million new vehicles.* •Saves an estimated 85 million barrels of oil a year, that would have […]
GREENING THE JUNK YARDS
Earlier this year on Earth Day the U.S. EPA Award Environmental Merit Awards for Lifetime Achievement to the team of Jeff Kantor and Bob Phelps, two NH Motor Vehicle Recyclers. This award recognized over 20 years of environmental stewardship and highlighted the successes of the partnership between the motor vehicle recycling industry and NHDES. To […]
New Hampshire Organizations and Residents Recognized by EPA for Environmental Achievements
Five winners in New Hampshire were recognized at EPA’s 2015 Environmental Merit Awards ceremony. The environmental leaders were among 27 recipients across New England honored for helping to improve New England’s environment. Each year EPA New England recognizes individuals and groups in the six New England states who have worked to protect or improve the […]