That change of direction came


in 1994 when the old “Car City Salvage Yard” went on the market. “That was an awful-looking place,” Butler said. “We purchased it and began to clean it up. In fact, we won a Beautification Award certificate from the Certified Auto Recyclers for the clean-up work we did there.”


Now, Butler Auto Salvage Inc. is a model of efficiency. The Butlers built a modern office and showroom in the front of the salvage yard. They now have buildings for parts’ removal and clean-up, storage and a garage area for automobile engines. The wrecked automobiles are stacked in rows, on racks that tower four and five cars high. The yard employees 30 people, and even provides an exercise room with a tred mill and other machines.


In addition to the salvage yard and parts sales place in Car City, the Butlers opened Butler U-Pull- It auto parts store on Hollywood Boulevard, employing five.


The


Johnson Avenue location was closed in 1998.


are active in the management of the growing business.


of the children, Jim and Cheryl, are officers in the company.


the oldest, is vice president of the enterprise, Cheryl Nelson is the president of the U-Pull-It operation, and Ruth Butler acts as secretary and treasurer of the corporation.


“Ruth has been a strong supporter of my efforts,” Butler said. “My faith in God, my strong right hand, Ruth, and the children have contributed to the business’ success.”


According to Jim Butler, the


business is the largest dismantler and recycler of the late-model cars and trucks.


“We dismantle


between 1,200 and 1,500 vehicles a year, clean the parts in an environmentally safe system and


According to the Automotive


Recycler’s Association of Fairfax, Va., automotive recycling has a global impact.


“There’s more to


recycled parts than saving money,” according to their brochure. “Recycled parts save the energy needed to mine and refine ores and minerals used to make raw materials for the new parts. Based on an annual average of seven million vehicles processed in the


Four members of the family Two Jim,


test them before they’re stored on shelves or in bins.”


instant handling when customers place an order.


The parts are cataloged for Butler’s


computerized inventory and a modern management system keep parts updated and readily available.


Butler’s has access to


25,000 other salvage yard through a computer link.


U.S., the recycling industry recycles more than two million tons of cast iron, seven million tons of steel, and one- half


million year.” One-study estimates that the


automotive recycling industry saves the equivalent of 80 million barrels of oil annually that otherwise would be used to manufacture new parts.


Some salvage yards are


consolidating now, Butler said. “Ford Motor Company has been buying yards and getting into the salvage business. Other automobile manufacturers may follow.”


“We don’t want to be the largest


recycler in the state, we just want to be the best.”


tons of aluminum each


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