certified automotive recycler
Established in 1994, the CAR program was created to produce a set ofstandards for general business practices as well as environmental and safety issues and to provide guidance for member facilities in adhering to these standards. Recyclers must meet 27 categories of requirements and agree to follow a number of strictprofessional business practices, rules and regulations, as the facilities participating strive to put forward quality service and parts for the professional automotive recycling industry.
The CAR program is partnered with the United State Environmental Protection Agency's (US EPA) National Program for Environmental Priorities (NPEP). The CAR program has been recognized for its standard on mercury switch removal, as all CAR members are required to participate in the National Vehicle Mercury Switch Recovery Program (NCMSRP) or an equivalent Sate program. This is an ongoing effort to protect the environment from the hazardous material often placed by automobile manufacturers in convenience light switches in vehicles.
All CAR members must complete an annual audit process in which they are verified for certification compliance.
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Click Here to download the CAR Brochure.
when purchasing a quality oem recycled part, look for the gold seal
The ARA Gold Seal program, available only to those ARA members who have completed CAR certification, ensures excellence in customer satisfaction through improved customer service, quality parts with accurate descriptions, reliable on-time deliveries and written product warranties. Gold Seal members are required to conduct quarterly customer service survey's, in which they must maintian a high level standard of customer satisfaction in ten given categories. Gold Seal members must also display the Gold Seal customer complaint hotline number on their part tags.
For customers, Gold Seal Certification offers the assurance that they are working with professionals who are committed to providing the highest level of service and quality recycled OEM parts, while operating their businesses in an environmentally responsible manner. With the new addition of the customer complaint system, minimum CSI score standards, mechanical parts warranty, and the requirement of all Gold Seal members to use the ARA parts grading system, why would you buy recycled automotive parts from anyone else?
Established by ARA with an endorsement from the Automotive Service Association (ASA), the program allows recyclers to join forces to take a proactive stance to improve quality and increase customer satisfaction.
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ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE CENTER FOR AUTOMOTIVE RECYCLERS (ECAR) CENTER
The Automotive Recyclers Association and the U.S. Environmental Protection agency have come together to help automotive recylers by providing a free resource that helps them locate and better understand environmental compliance regulations. The ECAR center's mission is to help reduce potential impacts on the environment from the automotive recycling sector through better availablilty of information regarding various forms of best management practices, pollution control and prevention and compliance with environmental regulations.
NATIONAL VEHICL MERCURY SWITCH RECOVERY PROGRAM (NVMSRP)
The NVMSRP is a result of a two-year collaborative effort involving the ARA, EPA, the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, the American Iron and Steel Institute, the Steel Manufacturers Association, the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Environmental Defense, the Ecology Center, and representatives of the Environmental Council of the States.
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