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Our team loves working with journalists and and researchers around the world to share environmental & auto recycling stories, data, observations and ideas. Our subject matter experts are also available to discuss SHiFT® objectives and partnerships in an open dialog. Connect with our Public Relations team at jlavery@shift4tomorrow.org.
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Joe Hearn
CEO of Advanced Remarketing Services
About Joe
With over twenty years of experience, Joe is widely considered to be one of the foremost experts on national remarketing, vehicle recycling, end-of-life vehicles, and car donations. Joe is the CEO of ARS, whose technology platform powers the backend of SHiFT.
Reach Out to Discuss
- Various aspects and avenues of vehicle remarketing such as donations to other non-profits, and maximizing resale value of low-value-vehicles and end-of-life vehicles
- How SHiFT provides a cost effective solution to manage end-of-life vehicles for fleets, while proliferating the positive environmental impact of responsible vehicle recycling
- How SHiFT and automotive recycling supports the circular economy and maximizes the reuse of resources, creating good-story value in unexpected salvage situations like total loss, catastrophic weather events, or mechanical failures
- How SHiFT can play a part in your sustainability mission, adding value to what would otherwise be junk cars
In The News
Former Amazon Executive Joins SHiFT® to Lead Vehicle Retirement Strategy
SHiFT®, the Vehicle Retirement Initiative committed to sustainable auto recycling, has named former Amazon executive Chapin Griffith as its first Director of Vehicle Retirement Services. Griffith previously managed Amazon’s fleet remarketing operations, developing strategies that retired more than 20,000 vehicles annually. Now, he joins SHiFT® to help scale environmentally responsible end-of-life vehicle recycling across the U.S. and beyond. In Auto Remarketing, Griffith discusses how SHiFT® is tackling one of the industry’s biggest challenges: managing aging vehicle fleets efficiently and sustainably while ensuring retired cars are fully recycled — not resold or exported to pollute elsewhere.
Recycling Today: Hurricane-Damaged Vehicles Could Be A Treasure Trove for Recyclers
Floodwaters from recent hurricanes have damaged more than 347,000 vehicles across the U.S., but what may seem like total loss could actually hold significant value. In Recycling Today, ReElement Technologies and national organizations like the Automotive Recyclers Association and SHiFT® discuss how recyclers can extract critical minerals and rare earth elements from storm-damaged vehicles. These valuable materials — used in EV batteries, magnets, and other components — can be purified and reintroduced into manufacturing, supporting the circular economy and reducing reliance on imports. Responsible vehicle recycling transforms disaster recovery into sustainable resource recovery.
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.
SHiFT® Program Names Chapin Griffith Director of Vehicle Retirement Services
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.
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