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ARAA

AUSTRALIAN
CERTIFIED
AUTOMOTIVE
RECYCLER
PROGRAM



A national automotive recycling industry program that differentiates professional, responsible and compliant businesses from businesses who operate to a much lesser standard.


The AUSTRALIAN CERTIFIED AUTOMOTIVE RECYCLER program recognises those business who are doing the right thing by the environment, their employees and the community.


THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN BECOMING AN “A-CAR” MEMBER – AN AUSTRALIAN CERTIFIED AUTOMOTIVE RECYCLER.

MEMBERSHIP OF THE PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE TO THOSE AUTO RECYCLING BUSINESSES WHO ALREADY MEET THE I-CARE AUTOMOTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS OR, IF NOT FULLY COMPLIANT, COMMIT TO BECOMING FULLY COMPLIANT WITHIN ONE YEAR OF JOINING.

THERE ARE THREE STAGES TO GAINING AND RETAINING “A-CAR” MEMBERSHIP:

  1. Stage 1 – by the end of Year 1 of your membership, being assessed as meeting the requirements of “I-CARE ENVIRONMENTAL” compliance;
  2. Stage 2 – by the end of Year 2 of your membership, being assessed as meeting the requirements of “A-CAR WORKPLACE HEALTH and SAFETY” compliance;
  3. Stage 3 – by the end of Year 3 of your membership, being assessed as meeting the requirements of “A-CAR BUSINESS PRACTICE and CONSUMER PROTECTION” compliance;

YOU WILL BE ACCEPTED AS AN I-CARE COMPLIANT CERTIFIED AUTOMOTIVE RECYCLER IF YOU MEET (OR COMMIT TO MEETING) THE FIRST STAGE REQUIREMENT IN YEAR 1:
     – THAT IS, YOU EVIDENCE COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONALLY ACCEPTED ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS.

YOU WILL RETAIN YOUR CERTIFICATION IN YEAR 2 IF YOU MEET (OR COMMIT TO MEETING) THE SECOND STAGE REQUIREMENT IN YEAR 2:
     – THAT IS, YOU EVIDENCE COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONALLY ACCEPTED WORKPLACE HEALTH and SAFETY STANDARDS.

YOU WILL RETAIN YOUR CERTIFICATION IN YEAR 3 (and AFTER) IF YOU MEET (OR COMMIT TO MEETING) THE THIRD STAGE REQUIREMENT IN YEAR 3:
     – THAT IS, YOU EVIDENCE COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONALLY ACCEPTED BUSINESS PRACTICE and CONSUMER PROTECTION STANDARDS.

The AUSTRALIAN CERTIFIED AUTOMOTIVE RECYCLER (A-CAR) program has been established for the purpose of:

  1. Conveying the legal and mandatory requirements before, during, and after the recycling process and promoting best management practices within the industry; and
  2. Ensuring there is a consistent set of practices that are aligned with Federal, State, and Municipal laws, as well as with relevant product and industry stewardship programs.

Read more about the A-CAR program here: www.a-car.com.au

The INTERNATIONAL CERTIFIED AUTOMOTIVE RECYCLER ENVIRONMENTAL (I-CARE) program has been established for the purpose of:

  1. Promoting an internationally consistent environmental management standard for automotive recycling businesses;
  2. Assisting recyclers meet their environmental obligations under the GENERAL ENVIRONMENTAL DUTY (GED) framework; and
  3. Promoting pollution prevention and the 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) in the vehicle recovery industry to reduce the environmental impact of the automotive sector.

Read more about the I-CARE program here: www.i-careauto.com