{"id":269,"date":"2010-06-21T16:57:07","date_gmt":"2010-06-21T16:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greenvehiclenetwork.com\/blog\/?p=269"},"modified":"2010-06-21T16:57:07","modified_gmt":"2010-06-21T16:57:07","slug":"gvd-member-scores-green-business-of-the-year-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.charitycar.ca\/directory-portal\/gvd-member-scores-green-business-of-the-year-award\/","title":{"rendered":"GVD Member Scores Green Business of the Year Award!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><object id=\"otvPlayer\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"400\" height=\"268\" codebase=\"https:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"allowNetworking\" value=\"all\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"https:\/\/cdn.abclocal.go.com\/static\/flash\/embeddedPlayer\/swf\/otvEmLoader.swf?version=&amp;station=wls&amp;section=&amp;mediaId=7493138&amp;cdnRoot=https:\/\/cdn.abclocal.go.com&amp;webRoot=https:\/\/abclocal.go.com&amp;site=\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed id=\"otvPlayer\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"400\" height=\"268\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.abclocal.go.com\/static\/flash\/embeddedPlayer\/swf\/otvEmLoader.swf?version=&amp;station=wls&amp;section=&amp;mediaId=7493138&amp;cdnRoot=https:\/\/cdn.abclocal.go.com&amp;webRoot=https:\/\/abclocal.go.com&amp;site=\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allownetworking=\"all\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Auto parts city was once considered a menace in the community. But after greening up its act, it&#8217;s now earning top environmental awards &#8212; including Green Business of the Year from the Green Business League.<\/p>\n<p>It may look like a junkyard, but brothers Jay and Larry Brosten hope to change your mind.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve spent too many years trying to improve our image and we&#8217;ve spent millions of dollars setting this facility up and trying to do the right thing,&#8221; said Larry Brosten. &#8220;But it&#8217;s always had the stigma of the &#8216;j-word&#8217;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The three-generation old Auto Parts City in Gurnee just got an $8 million make-over. The family&#8217;s goal is to set the green standard in auto recycling.<\/p>\n<p>Good going guys!  Keep up the <em>green<\/em> work! Congratulations to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apcity.com\/\">Auto Parts City<\/a> from everyone here at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenvehiclediposal.com\/\">GreenVehicleDisposal.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/abclocal.go.com\/wls\/story?section=resources\/lifestyle_community\/green&amp;id=7493023\">read the entire article here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Auto parts city was once considered a menace in the community. But after greening up its act, it&#8217;s now earning top environmental awards &#8212; including Green Business of the Year from the Green Business League. 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