New Jersey Green Automotive Repair Program

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New Jersey Green Automotive Repair Program

• New Jersey Green Automotive Repair Council

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Introduction

• Recognizing the environmental impact of
  automotive facilities, Government and industry
  leaders have come together to develop the New
  Jersey Green Automotive Repair Program
  (NJGARP).

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Government and Industry Leaders

• NJGARPs Structure
• The New Jersey Green Automotive Repair Program is
  a partnership between
• The New Jersey Coalition of Automotive Retailers
  (NJ CAR)
• The New Jersey Gasoline C-Store Automotive
  Association (NJGCA)
• In collaboration with
• The New Jersey Department of Environmental
  Protection (DEP)

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NJGARPs Goal

• NJGARPs goal is to promote Green practices
  with the States automotive repair facilities in
  an effort to minimize their impact on the
  environment.
• The NJGARP program offers the States automotive
  repair shops specific ways to adopt green
  business practices that will conserve New
  Jerseys precious resources and reduce their
  carbon footprint.

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Current NJGARP Members

• 20 Dealerships and Independent consisting of
• 2 Toyota dealers
• 1 Audi
• 1 BMW
• 2 Buick
• 1 Infiniti
• 2 Chrysler
• 1 Hyundai
• 2 Ford/Mercury
• 1 Jeep
• 1 Pontiac/GM
• 6 Independent Repair Facilities

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New Jersey Green Automotive Council, Inc.

• Board Members
• President Michael Coppola, NJGAC
• Vice President 1 James P. Dodd, Independent
  Repair Facility
• Secretary James Appleton, NJ CAR President
• Assistant Secretary Michael G. Soriano,
  Cornerstone Architectural
• Treasurer Alex Yankaskas, Environmental
  Compliance Monitoring Services, Inc. (ECM)
• Committee Members
• Ky Asral, NJDEP
• Michael DiGiore, NJDEP
• Debbie Hill, NJGCA Director of Member Services
• Brian Hughes, NJ CAR Director of Communications
• Charles Bryant AASP/NJ Executive Director
• William H. Lowry, NJDEP Research Scientist
• Bob May, NJ CAR Managing Director Staff Counsel
• Jim Kowalak , AASP/ NJ (Board Member)

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NJGARPs Process

• Working together, the NJGARP Committee and the
  DEP developed a checklist of green initiatives
  that auto repair facilities can implement to
  become more environmentally responsible
• The 88-point list includes items such as
• Pollution prevention measures
• Resource conservation measures
• Waste fluids management
• Energy and water conservation
• Waste water reduction
• Recycling practices
• Customer and worker protection at the facility

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NJGARP Process (cont.)

• Each item on the green initiative checklist has
  an assigned point value.
• To earn NJGARPs green certification, a repair
  facility must implement enough practices to score
  a minimum of 300 points
• Compliance is ensured through on-site inspections
  by
• ECM, Environmental Compliance Monitoring ,Inc.
• NJGARP-Certified repair facilities must apply for
  recertification every two years
• On-site inspections are required for
• re-certification as well

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Going Green Has Benefits

• Profits Through Green Practices
• Recycling Practices
• Scrap Metal produced per year is approx.
  12,000lbs x .70 8,400
• Batteries _at_ 360 per year x 4.00 1,440.00
• Used Oil 56,250 Oil Changes X 5 Qts 70,312
  gallons x .50 35,156
• Catalytic Converters sold 120 x 30.00
  3600.00
• Gross profit from recycling 5 items
• 49,696

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Savings With Green Practices

• Aerosol Brake Cleaner vs. Refillable Spray
  Bottles 1,100
• Efficient Lighting and Controls 4,200
• On Demand Hot Water 2,000
• HVAC Total Estimated Savings 9,600
• Natural Gas Heating
• Insulate and Wrap All Duct Work
• Properly Set and Seasonally Adjusted Controls
• Tinted Windows
• Annual Savings Utilizing 4 Green Practices
• 16,900

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NJGARPs Goals

• Short-Term Goals
• Fine tune the process and procedures of the
  Program from application to certification
• Expand program to include Green certification
  of auto body repair facilities
• Mid-Term Goals
• Develop relationships with various counterparts
  in other States
• Long-Term Goals
• Assist with the development and roll-out of
  similar programs across the country

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Conclusion

• Good environmental policies also translate into
  good business practices. When a repair shop
  conserves water and energy, it not only
  contributes to the overall good of the
  environment by reducing its carbon footprint, it
  also saves money.
• Visit us at
• www.njgreenautorepair.org

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