SOUTH BEND – The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) presented Veldman’s Auto Parts, Inc., located at 25926 State Road 2, South Bend, Indiana, with the Indiana Clean Yard – Gold Level award in recognition of the company’s efforts to protect the environment.
Hani Sharaya, a Senior Environmental Engineer with IDEM’s Office of Program Support, presented a commemorative certificate to Austin, Wayne, and Collin Veldman during a site visit on November 9, 2022. This marks the fourth time Veldman’s Auto Parts has received the Indiana Clean Yard – Gold Level award.
Salvage yards receive and store wrecked vehicles containing antifreeze, gasoline, oil, brake fluid, transmission fluid, batteries, mercury switches, and tires. If not managed properly, wrecked vehicles stockpiled in salvage yards can pose an environmental threat.
IDEM is committed to helping auto salvage recyclers ensure environmental protection. IDEM has partnered with Automotive Recyclers of Indiana, Inc. (ARI) to develop the “Indiana Clean Yard” recognition program to reward auto salvage yard operators who meet two different levels of requirements: “Indiana Clean Yard” and “Indiana Clean Yard – Gold Level.”
All Hoosier businesses, including auto salvage recyclers, can obtain free, confidential compliance assistance and request confidential site visits by contacting IDEM’s Office of Compliance and Technical Assistance (CTAP) at (800) 988-7901. For more information, visit the IDEM Clean Yard Program web page at www.idem.IN.gov/partnerships/indiana-clean-yards/ or the IDEM auto salvage program web page at
www.idem.IN.gov/waste/waste-industries/auto-salvage-recycling/.
About IDEM IDEM (www.idem.IN.gov) implements federal and state regulations regarding the environment. Through compliance assistance, incentive programs, and educational outreach, the agency encourages and aids businesses and citizens in protecting Hoosiers and our environment.
