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End of Life Vehicles
The End of Life vehicle Directive was introduced to reduce the levels of waste and pollution from vehicles that have reached the end of their useful life. The directive was transposed in the UK through the ELV Regulations 2003 and 2005.
The 2003 regulations introduced tighter environmental treatment standards requiring ELVs to be de-polluted; that is all of the hazardous fluids, tyres and batteries must be removed and recycled or disposed of lawfully. This process must only be carried out by licensed authorised treatment facilities. Certificates of destruction are issued to those delivering vehicles to authorised treatment facilities.
The 2005 (producer responsibility) regulations introduced the requirement for vehicle manufacturers to provide a free take-back service to the last owners of complete ELVs from 2007. The regulations also require recycling targets of 85% by weight per vehicle from 2006 which rises to 95% in 2015.
In response to the ELV regulations, the principals of UK Shredders formed Cartakeback.com Ltd to handle the ELV regulations in their entirety. To date Cartakeback has been successful in gaining contracts with 75% of vehicle manufacturers, by manufacturing volume, to fulfil their obligations under the 2005 regulations. Contracted brands include:
Alfa Romeo, Alpine, Aston Martin, Audi, Austin, Bentley, Bugatti, Chrysler, Citroen, Dacia, DAF, Datsun, Dodge, Fiat, Ford, Hillman, Humber, Hyundai, Iveco, Jaguar, Lamborghini, Lancia, Land Rover, LDV, Leyland, Leyland DAF, Lotus, Matra, Mazda, MG, MG X-Power, Mitsubishi, Morris, Nissan, Perodua, Peugeot, Proton, Renault, Renault Trucks , Riley, Rover, Seat, Simca, Singer, Skoda, Sunbeam, Talbot, Tata, Tatra, Triumph, Volkswagen, Volkswagen Commercial, Volvo and Wolseley.
Cartakeback has been successful in the building of a national network of over 260 Authorised Treatment Facilities. This network is strengthened by Cartakeback-Collect, the national service for the collection of End of Life Vehicles which has been exclusively
approved by the manufacturers listed above.
The Cartakeback network ensures that all end of life vehicles are treated in accordance with the regulations and that the resultant waste streams are disposed of correctly and wherever possible recycled.
For further information visit www.cartakeback.com.
WASTE ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
The purpose of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations is to reduce the amount waste going to landfill and to increase the level of recycling.
The WEEE regulations came into force in January 2007 and require the various types of WEEE goods to be separately collected before being disposed of or recycled at Authorised Treatment Facilities. The regulations also set targets for the levels of collection, recovery & recycling and make the producers of electrical and electronic equipment responsible for meeting the costs of this treatment process.
The regulations come into full force in July 2007 when household WEEE will have to be treated.
UK SHREDDERS will position itself to be of influence in the practical application of this directive.
