Argentina. The Chamber of Recoverers and Sale of Auto Parts (CARVA) asks the government to modify a law that allows the disposal of 600 billion Argentine pesos (668,850,000 USD) in auto parts, this because of an old regulation that authorizes the recovery of only 30 car parts that reach the end of their useful life.
"Currently, more than 35 thousand vehicles are discarded per year under this modality. In developed countries, discarded car treaters recover between 85% and 95% of the 4,000 parts that make them up, which in turn can be made of up to 40 different materials. In countries such as Germany and France, auto parts manufacturers assemble their vehicles with recovered parts as part of their environmental care programs," explains José Luis Álvarez, president of CARVA.
The shocking fact is that, for example, 150,000 reusable tires and 35,000 kg of sheet metal parts in excellent condition are discarded per year, and to this must be added parts such as optics, headlights, mirrors, seats, bumpers, etc. If the regulations are modified, the Chamber estimates that it will generate more than 4,000 direct jobs and more than 12,000 indirect jobs.
The CARVA authorities have already held meetings with officials from the Secretariats of Industry and Foreign Trade of the Nation to raise this issue and will soon be received by a commission of legislators concerned about the problem, given the economic, labor and even security impact, since it favors the commercialization of spare parts in the illegal market.
"The problem is that in Argentina the current legislation (Law 25,761 and Resolution of the Ministry of Industry) establishes that only 30 parts of each vehicle can be recovered and the rest must be destroyed. This limits the growth of companies dedicated to this activity, as well as the generation of employment, also generating greater environmental impact since most of the parts are not reused," says Álvarez. He notes the importance in terms of reducing crime, given that "we provide original parts at a much lower value than the market value."
In Argentina there are 164 legal companies dedicated to the recovery and commercialization of recovered spare parts, generating employment for more than 1,500 people and based on the fundamental premise of the legal acquisition of used auto parts, commercial ethics and care for the environment.
"We want to be part of the solution, so that people know that we could bring to the market the spare parts that are scarce today, but we need a change in the regulations," says the head of CARVA.
