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End-of-Life Vehicles
The End-of-Life Vehicles (ELVs) Regulation aims to make the automotive sector circular by maximizing resource efficiency and protecting the environment. Every year, over six million vehicles in Europe reach the end of their lifecycle and are treated as waste. Poorly managed ELVs contribute to environmental damage and significant material losses for the European economy.
Every year, more than six million vehicles in Europe reach the end of their lifecycle and are classified as waste. Improper management of these end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) not only leads to environmental issues but also results in the
The automotive manufacturing sector, one of the largest consumers of primary raw materials like steel, aluminum, copper, and plastics, utilizes minimal recycled content. While recycling rates for materials from ELVs are relatively high, the quality of recovered scrap metals remains low, and only a small proportion of plastics is successfully recycled.
Every year, more than six million vehicles in Europe reach the end of their lifecycle and are classified as waste. Improper management of these end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) not only leads to environmental issues but also results in the
The automotive manufacturing sector, one of the largest consumers of primary raw materials like steel, aluminum, copper, and plastics, utilizes minimal recycled content. While recycling rates for materials from ELVs are relatively high, the quality of recovered scrap metals remains low, and only a small proportion of plastics is successfully recycled.
Key Objectives
- Waste Prevention and Resource Efficiency
- Limit waste from ELVs and their components.
- Improve the environmental performance of stakeholders involved in the vehicle lifecycle.
- Circular Economy Principles
- Promote circular vehicle design to enhance recycling and reuse.
- Ensure at least 25% of plastic in vehicles is recycled material, including 25% sourced from recycled ELVs.
- Better Recovery and Recycling
- Increase the quality and quantity of recovered materials like critical raw materials (CRMs), plastics, steel, and aluminum.
- Producer Responsibility
- Make producers financially responsible for vehicles at their end-of-life to fund treatment and incentivize high-quality recycling.
- Combatting Vehicle Mismanagement
- Prevent vehicles from going "missing" through improved tracking, stricter inspections, and bans on exporting non-roadworthy vehicles.
- Broader Coverage
- Gradually extend EU rules to cover motorcycles, lorries, buses, and other vehicle categories.
- Every year, more than 6 million vehicles in Europe reach the end of their lifecycle and are classified as waste
- Loss of millions of tonnes of valuable materials for the European economy, every year
