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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
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.