Car dismantling – material recovery, reuse and recyclability of new products

The European Parliament and the Council have stressed the need to reform legislation on the re-usability, recyclability and recoverability of vehicles and on end-of-life vehicles. It is known that car recycling targets are being tightened.

The new rules on vehicle design and end-of-life aim to protect the environment, reduce the harmful climate impact of production and reduce the use of natural resources and dependence on raw materials from non-European countries. Efficient re-use of cars and their components and more efficient recycling of materials can also generate new business, regionally, nationally and internationally.

As cars reach the end of their life cycle, the priority is to develop the reuse of car parts to meet the priority order required by waste legislation. Where this is not possible, it is important to ensure that the materials in the car are recycled as separately and cleanly as possible to the next user. Recycling targets will increasingly affect the early end of the car’s life cycle.