Article by Ian Hope, Past Executive Director of AARDA
The Automotive Recyclers of Canada’s Board of Directors adopted a new Canadian Auto Recyclers’ Environmental Code (CAREC) as a requirement of membership. It was determined that a score of 75% or better would be required in order to meet the minimum benchmark for membership in the national, and therefore provincial associations.
Looking back, it seemed daunting to expect all members of the Alberta Automotive Recyclers and Dismantlers Association (AARDA) to reach that level of environmental precaution in their recycling practices that soon. Yet here we are, all members ‘on board’,
Aside from congratulating the AARDA yards for their determination and hard work to get this result, there is one person in particular who deserves recognition for this accomplishment, and that is the CAREC auditor, Colin McKean. He had to make more than one visit to yards whose scores on the first visit were below the minimum benchmark.
With the good advice that Colin had given these yards at the time of their initial visit, they were able to succeed in their score on the second visit. With more than 55 yards to cover, and some more than once, that represented a pretty heavy work and travel commitment by Colin, some of the travel made in pretty bad weather. So thanks so much Colin, on behalf of the many friends you have made here in Alberta while serving your AARDA clients!