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INDUSTRY LEADERS—THE AUTOMOTIVE RECYCLERS ASSOCIATION 497

materials. The metal recycler paid the facility for all metal collected, which resulted
in annual revenue of $1200 and the paper vendor provided collection services at no
charge. The net annual financial benefit to the company from reduced waste hauling
and recycling revenue was $1700 and over 5 tons of material was diverted from land-
fills per year.

39.7 Industry Leaders—The

Automotive Recyclers Association

The Automotive Recyclers Association (ARA) was formed in 1943, and is a nonprofit
trade association that has represented an industry dedicated to the efficient removal
and reuse of automotive parts, and the safe disposal of inoperable motor vehicles.
ARA services approximately 1000 member companies through direct membership
and more than 2000 other companies through affiliated chapters. Suppliers of equip-
ment and services to this industry complete ARA’s membership. ARA is the only trade
association serving the automotive-recycling industry in 12 countries internationally.
ARA aims to further the automotive recycling industry through various services and
programs to increase public awareness of the industry’s role in conserving the future
through automotive recycling and to foster awareness of the industry’s value as a high-
quality, low-cost alternative for the automotive consumer. ARA encourages aggressive
environmental management programs to assist member facilities in maintaining prop-
er management techniques for fluid and solid waste materials generated from the dis-
posal of motor vehicles.