Recycler receives Conservation Award

Fairfax, VA— Bill’s Auto Parts, a Cumberland, Rhode Island automotive recycling facility, has been awarded the John H. Chafee Conservation Award by the Environment Council of Rhode Island. The award was developed by the Council as a means of honoring the late senator and former governor, John H. Chafee, for his efforts to preserve, protect, rehabilitate and restore the natural environment.

Presented annually to companies, organizations, educational institutions and municipal agencies, the Council hopes to encourage others to engage in similar practices that will provide significant benefits to the citizenry, community, environment and natural resources of the state, nation and world.

Bill’s Auto Parts is a Cumberland, Rhode Island fixture. Since 1932 Bill’s has been dismantling end-of-life vehicles and selling used parts to the public, repair facilities and collision repair businesses. A member of the Automotive Recyclers Association (ARA) since 1993, Bill’s is also a Certified Auto Recycler (CAR) and the only Certified Auto Recycler in Rhode Island.

The leadership, management, systems and procedures of Bill’s Auto Parts have become a model for other recycling facilities.