LibGuides: Automotive: Environment and air conditioning

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Environmental management in the workshop

1698: Liquid storage and handling guidelines
Outlines principles for preventing harm to the environment and human health when storing and handling liquid substances - from the EPA
Environmental protection act
Victorian legislation
Motor vehicle repair and service premises: Industrial waste resource guidelines: Victorian EPA
Guidance in managing wastes produced in automotive garages from the EPA
Safe handling of chemicals in the automotive industry
From the Victorian Workcover Authority
Trade waste
Information from Yarra Valley Water about trade waste, and which customers need trade waste agreements.

Product stewardship for end-of-life tyres
Information about Australia's stewardship program for end of life tyres from the Department of Environment
Recycling tyres from vehicles in the City of Melbourne area
Information about where to recycle tyres from Planet Ark
“Tyred Landscapes”: The challenges of Used Tyres
NetWaste has been investigating a number of uses for end of life tyres
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Waste less tire recycling. 3 tons per hour.
Video showing a state of the art tyre recycling plant.

Websites

Control of refrigerant gases during manufacture, installation, servicing or de-commissioning of motor vehicle air conditioners
Australian automotive code of practice
Environmental Impacts of Refrigerant Gas in End of Life Vehicles in Australia
2015 report for the Department of Environment
How to obtain an Automotive Air Conditioning Licence
Fact sheet from the Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
Ozone protection and synthetic greenhouse gas management act
This act relates to the requirements for car air conditioning systems and their refrigerants
VASA - Automotive air conditioning, electrical and cooling technicians of Australia
News and technical information for the automotive air conditioning industry
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VASA is the professional organisation for automotive air conditioning technicians in Australia

In the library

Hazardous waste and dangerous goods regulations for used lead acid batteries
An overview of the legislation that applies to the storage, handling and transport of used lead acid batteries.
Lead Battery Recycling
Video clip showing how lead acid batteries are recycled from the Discovery channel's How Stuff Works
Responsible recycling of used lead acid batteries
Brochure from the Australian Battery Recycling Initiative on how to manage the risks involved with battery recycling

Websites

Australia - Vehicle Emission Standards
Summary of Australia's current emissions standards from the Department of Infrastructure
Australia - Vehicles safety and the environment
Summary of environmental considerations for vehicles from the Department of Infrastructure
Japanese emissions standards
Summary of Japanese emissions standards and fuel efficiency standards

In the library

Recycling near you: Oil: Motor
Details about where used motor oil can be taken for recycling near Melbourne
Recycling your oil
Information about the importance of used oil recycling, and the processes involved from the Department of the Environment
Used motor oil: a valuable resource
Brochure from the Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts about the oil recycling process