The ECAR Center is a "one-stop shop" for all automotive dismantling and recycling operations and provides comprehensive and up-to-date environmental compliance assistance.

Its mission is to help reduce potential impacts on the environment from the automotive recycling sector through better availability of information regarding various forms of best management practices, pollution control and prevention and compliance with environmental regulations.

The Center's hallmark is its state-by-state fact sheet tour on 25 topics important to automotive recyclers. See ECAR Center State Fact Sheet Tour.

Check out the new Airbag document under Resource Files ...

• Learn if the new EPA Oil Spill Amendments apply to your facility
• What's New at EPA
• What's New for National Programs
• What's New for State Programs
• Awards / Grants

• Fraud sucks profits from auto recyclers
  Wednesday, September 01, 2010-- Call it fraud, deceptive business practices, outright criminal conduct or even international terrorism. They all cost the legitimate auto recycling industry and taxpayers untold millions of dollars every year and lead to deaths and injuries from accidents caused by improperly repaired vehicles or even from vehicles used to deliver improvised explosive devices....[<|>More]
  [Automotive Recycler]
• CM Tire Recycling Makes Website Improvements
  Tuesday, August 24, 2010-- CM Tire Recycling, a division Columbus McKinnon, based in Sarasota, Fla., has announced that it has made updates to its corporate website, www.cmtirerecyclingequipment.com....[<|>More]
  [Recycling Today]
• Tennessee Tank Helper Available at TN.gov
  Tuesday, August 17, 2010-- The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservations Division of Underground Storage Tanks and TN.gov has announced the availability of Tennessee Tank Helper, an online training tool designed to assist petroleum underground storage tank owners and operators in understanding regulatory requirements and maintaining compliance....[<|>More]
  [TN.gov Newsroom]