INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) presented Veldman’s Auto Parts, located at 25926 State Road 2, South Bend, with its fifth Indiana Clean Yard-Gold Level award in recognition of the company’s efforts to protect the environment.
Hani Sharaya, IDEM Senior Environmental Engineer, presented a commemorative certificate to Wayne Veldman during a site visit.
Salvage yards receive and store wrecked vehicles containing antifreeze, gasoline, oil, brake fluid, transmission fluid, batteries, mercury switches, and tires. Wrecked vehicles stockpiled in salvage yards can pose an environmental threat if not appropriately managed. IDEM is committed to helping auto salvage recyclers ensure ecological 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 or by visiting the CTAP website at idem.IN.gov/ctap.
For more information about IDEM’s Indiana Clean Yard program, visit idem.IN.gov/partnerships/indiana-clean-yards or the IDEM auto salvage program web page at idem.IN.gov/waste/waste-industries/auto-salvage-recycling.
