End of Life
End of Life
Vehicles Directive
The End-
The Directive's main requirements
are for Member States to ensure that:
- producers limit the use of certain hazardous substances in the manufacture of new vehicles and automotive components, and promote the recyclability of their vehicles
- ELVs are subject to de-
pollution prior to dismantling, recycling or disposal - treatment facilities operate to higher environmental standards and have permits if they want to deal with undepolluted ELVs
- certain recovery and recycling targets are met by 1 January 2006 and 1 January 2015
- by 2007, producers pay ‘all or a significant part’ of the
costs of treating negative or nil value ELVs at treatment facilities.
Around 2 million vehicles reach the end of their life in the UK each year. Currently, between 74-80% of the weight of a typical ELV is re- used or recycled