THE INFLUENCE OF THE EU LEGISLATION ON VEHICLE RECYCLING

European legislation on end-of-life vehicle recycling has placed greater emphasis on the product responsibility of the manufacturer. The conflicting requirements in vehicle development are discussed and the development of legislation in the EU aimed at vehicle recycling is described. The key elements of the EU End-of-Life Vehicle Directive, published in September 2000, are outlined. From 2006 the practical recovery quota has to be at least 85%, increasing to 95% in 2015. Terminology for classifying processes and products relating to vehicle recycling is discussed. The main process steps of the end-of-life vehicle recovery chain are outlined. Target conflicts between recycling quotas and other environmental guidelines are considered. For the covering abstract see ITRD E120563.

• Corporate Authors:

  VERBAND DER AUTOMOBILINDUSTRIE (VDA)

  FRANKFURT,   Germany 
• Authors:
  • GOLDMANN, D
  • HEINRICH, H
  • SCHOPPE, K-D
• Conference:
  • PROCEEDINGS OF TECHNICAL CONGRESS 2001 - WHERE CARS AND FUTURE TECHNOLOGY MEET - VEHICLE SAFETY, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
  • Date: 2001-3-0
• Publication Date: 2001

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 345-57

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Legislation; Recycling; Vehicles
• Identifier Terms: European Union
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 8303: EU; 1556: Legislation; 4573: Recycling (mater); 1255: Vehicle
• Subject Areas: Law; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00973404
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: May 6 2004 12:00AM