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Recycling Automotive March-April 2015 | Volume 35 Number 2 Columns


President’s Comments | 4 • Ricky Young


Editor’s Note | 6 • Caryn Smith


Final Thoughts | 74 • Michael Wilson


Departments


ARA Action | 8 Insure This | 12 • Bill Velin


Sales Call | 14 • Paul Cherry


Green Scene | 16 • Mike James


ISO 9001 | 18 • Mary McDonald


Lessons Learned | 20 • Ginny Whelan


Advice Counts | 22 • Mike Kunkle


That’s My Opinion | 24 • Ron Sturgeon


Marketing 101 | 26 • Mike French


Word on the Wire | 28 • Andy Latham


Dashboard | 30 • Robert Counts & Chad Counts Certified News | 66


Capitol Connection | 69 Crossword Puzzle | 72 Industry Calendar | 73 Advertiser’s Index | 73


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ARA SCHOLARSHIPS 


Making a Difference in Young Lives / 56


The ARA Scholarship Foundation has a long history of helping children of automotive recyclers pay for continuing education expenses. By Michelle Keadle-Taylor


ARA Scholarship Foundation Recipients / 60 Academic Year 2014-2015.


SPOTLIGHT ON EXCELLENCE 


Cash N Carry Pull-Your-Part Best Practices / 62


This generational family business works to be the best on purpose, with excellence always top of mind and seen in their daily actions. By Lynn Novelli


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Educating Ignorance / 32 Rising to the current challenge


through repositioning the industry. By Caryn Smith


Ripple Effect / 40


A fair and open marketplace or an industry on lockdown – the ripple effect of either are possible. One deciding factor could be an industry dedicated to excellence – and certified as such. By Caryn Smith


LITHIUM ION BATTERIES 


Powered for Recycling / 46


Join the conversation about Lithium Ion Batteries in electric vehicles – the issue, supply and challenges. By Betsy Beckwith


MONETIZING SMALL PARTS SALES 


Maximizing Small Parts Sales / 50 Sometimes, profits come in small packages.


Before you throw it away, consider its real value to your bottom line. By Michelle Keadle-Taylor





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