End of life vehicles

Tackling waste and toxicity in vehicles: objectives and requirements of the ELV Directive

The ELV Directive sets targets for the reuse, recycling and recovery of ELVs and their components, but prohibits the use of hazardous substances in new vehicles. These include restricted metals such as lead, mercury, cadmium and hexavalent chromium, with exceptions for cases where there are no alternatives. The exceptions are detailed in Annex II of the Directive.

Objectives of the ELV Directive:

• Limit and prevent waste of ELVs and their components
• Improve environmental performance in the life cycle of vehicles

Restricted metals according to the ELV Directive:

• lead: 0.1% (1000 ppm)
• Mercury: 0.1% (1000 ppm)
• Chromium VI: 0.1% (1000 ppm)
• cadmium: 0.01% (100 ppm)

These limits apply to homogeneous materials.

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