The topic of COVID-19’s effect on all industries has been discussed for months, and the automotive recycling industry is no exception. Sandy Blalock, executive director at the Automotive Recyclers ...

Recycling of plastics from cars faces technical and economic hurdles. A new industry coalition aims to tackle it, but admits ...

“The automotive recycling industry has a rich 76-year history serving a vital role in the world’s recycling efforts,” says Jonathan Morrow, M&M Auto Parts, Fredericksburg, Virginia, and president of ...

DENVER – Not all auto recyclers are relishing the government’s new cash for clunkers program, which requires car dealers to destroy the gas-guzzlers they get as trade-ins from new car buyers. Used ...

This feature explores how URG members use advanced inventory systems and rigorous quality control to operate sophisticated, technology-driven facilities. These facilities efficiently reclaim and reuse ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A Rochester resident has been appointed to lead an International Trade Association. Eric Wilbert, from Wilbert’s Premium Auto Parts in Rochester, has been named president of the ...

Between the sharp increases in raw material costs and “green” legislation mandating recycling-friendly vehicles (primarily in Europe, but sure to move elsewhere), the reclamation of automotive ...

Building a Closed-Loop PU Supply Chain Working across the auto-recycling ecosystem, Dow and Gruppo Fiori aim to streamline collection and processing of polyurethane waste so it can re-enter the value ...

Dan and Janet Rush grew up on the south side of Chicago where junkyards were as much a part of the scenery as saguaros in the Arizona desert. They’re not called junkyards anymore. Well, maybe in ...

Gregory Lincona got a bargain on a fender for his Toyota Tercel on a recent visit to a Kent wrecking yard. The shipyard laborer said he paid $10 for a part that would have cost him 10 times as much at ...

DENVER -- Not all auto recyclers are relishing the government's new "cash for clunkers" program, which requires car dealers to destroy the gas-guzzlers they get as trade-ins from new car buyers. Used ...