SHiFT® Expands to Australia with Parts Plus Partnership
Australia’s leading network of professional auto recyclers, Parts Plus, is expanding its sustainability mission through a new collaboration with SHiFT®. In this Auto Recycling World feature, General Manager Chris Nobbs discusses how the partnership brings SHiFT’s initiative to Australia — aligning the country’s recycling network with global efforts to promote green parts and carbon-positive vehicle retirement. By working with the Automotive Recyclers Association and embracing SHiFT’s data-driven, environmentally responsible framework, Parts Plus continues to raise the bar for safety, compliance, and collaboration across the recycled auto parts industry.
Denver Business Journal: Chapin Griffith Hired at The SHiFT Vehicle Retirement Initiative®
The SHiFT Vehicle Retirement Initiative® (SHiFT), a global social enterprise committed to helping consumers and companies recycle End-of-Life Vehicles with environmentally responsible protocols from start to finish, has hired its first-ever Director of Vehicle Retirement Services with the addition of Chapin Griffith to its leadership team. Griffith joins the company from Amazon, where he served as the company’s senior product manager of delivery fleet remarketing. He is based in Denver.
Auto Recycling World: M&M Auto Parts Partners with SHiFT to Remove End-of-Life Vehicles from U.S. Roads
M&M Auto Parts announced that it has agreed to partner with the SHiFT Vehicle Retirement Initiative™, a social enterprise committed to helping consumers and companies responsibly recycle vehicles with environmentally responsible protocols from start to finish
ARA’s Training Institute Partners with SHiFT® to Advance Auto Recycling Education
To keep pace with an evolving auto recycling industry, the Automotive Recyclers Association (ARA) launched the Automotive Recycling Training Institute (ARTI) to centralize and modernize its education programs. In Recycling Today, ARA Executive Director Sandy Blalock discusses ARTI’s expanded curriculum, including safety training for EV dismantling, fire prevention, and bilingual accessibility. The story also spotlights ARTI’s partnership with SHiFT® on the Vehicle Retirement Initiative, a program incentivizing recyclers to reuse original parts from end-of-life vehicles. Through education, certification, and collaboration, ARTI and SHiFT® are shaping a safer, more sustainable future for vehicle recycling.
Autoweek: How to Make Sure Your Donated Car Doesn’t Do More Harm Than Good
SHiFT aims to ensure that vehicles taken in to benefit charities meet an environmentally responsible end.
Auto Recycling World: SHiFT – A Better Way to Recycle Automotive Components
SHiFT Vehicle Retirement Initiative™, is the first national vehicle retirement program focused primarily on carbon emissions and environmental health in the United States. Leaders at SHiFT are determined to do things differently than have been done in the past; quite simply, SHiFT is putting the environment first.
Auto Recycling World: SHiFT Vehicle Retirement Initiative® to Help Auto Recyclers Boost Environmental Protections by Recycling End-of-Life Cars and Trucks
The internal combustion engine is a mainstay of both the automotive and the recycling industries. As automotive manufacturers progress towards electrification, more people are looking for ways to retire their ICE vehicles with the assurance of knowing they will be reducing their carbon footprint. Enter the SHiFT Vehicle Retirement Initiative, an End-of-Life Vehicle (ELV) program that provides significant incentives for Certified Automotive Recyclers to remove or re-use as many original equipment parts from ELV vehicles as possible.
Recycling Today: SHiFT® Launches Automotive Recycling Initiative
In Recycling Today, SHiFT® announces its groundbreaking Vehicle Retirement Initiative — a national program that helps consumers recycle end-of-life vehicles responsibly while reducing their carbon footprint. Partnering with the Automotive Recycling Training Institute (ARTI), SHiFT® ensures every vehicle is dismantled in accordance with environmental best practices and that quality reused parts stay in circulation. By retiring older, less efficient internal combustion vehicles, SHiFT® supports cleaner air, stronger recycling networks, and the circular reuse of automotive materials. Vehicle owners participating in the program may also qualify for a charitable tax deduction.