Automotive Recycling from Recyclers point of view European

Automotive Recycling - from Recycler’s point of view European Group of Automotive Recycling Associations Umbrella association for national associations 12 years old Norway, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, UK, Ireland Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, France, Spain, Poland 2. 500 dismantlers - 2 mill. elvs Involved in the creation of the directive Quo Vadis Automotive Recycling - Warsaw, 16. May 2003 Lennart Scharff, Director DAG & EGARA-secretary

Automotive Recycling - from Recycler’s point of view Why a directive? Result: Europa has a waste problem Per year: 12 mill. Elvs – 10 mill. tons of waste 25% is hazardous waste Voluntary agreements insufficient Principle of harmonisation and subsidiarity Directive EEC/2000/53 – implemented 21. 04. 2002 Quo Vadis Automotive Recycling - Warsaw, 16. May 2003 Lennart Scharff, Director DAG & EGARA-secretary

Automotive Recycling - from Recycler’s point of view The objectives of the directive Prevention - ban on certain materials - design for dismantling and reuse/recycling Colletion - set up collection systems Treatment - authorised facilities - reuse and recycling targets Quo Vadis Automotive Recycling - Warsaw, 16. May 2003 Lennart Scharff, Director DAG & EGARA-secretary

Automotive Recycling - from Recycler’s point of view How to achieve the targets? Post-shredder technologies? - still under development - will not solve the problems on their own Network of locally based dismantlers needed - they perform the necessary pre-sorting Stimulation of re-use is essential - re-use is environment friendly Quo Vadis Automotive Recycling - Warsaw, 16. May 2003 Lennart Scharff, Director DAG & EGARA-secretary

Automotive Recycling - from Recycler’s point of view Stimulating re-use Control and test-procedures - no safety or environment hazards - preferably in a certified system Minimum certification standards - will be published soon - must be accompanied with fair conditions Quo Vadis Automotive Recycling - Warsaw, 16. May 2003 Lennart Scharff, Director DAG & EGARA-secretary

Automotive Recycling - from Recycler’s point of view EGARA - opinon EGARA stresses that, the “natural” delivery point for elvs are dismantlers – since: Dismantlers are locally based and therefore easily accessible for the car-owners; Only dismantlers have the unique competence required in order to decide whether a received elv, after depollution, is suitable for disassembling into re-useable spare parts; Quo Vadis Automotive Recycling - Warsaw, 16. May 2003 Lennart Scharff, Director DAG & EGARA-secretary

Automotive Recycling - from Recycler’s point of view EGARA - opinon Dismantlers undertake the necessary presorting of materials that, with current shreddertechnologies, ensures that an optimal degree of recycling is possible. If elvs go directly to shredders, optimal re-use cannot be ensured, and recycling will get priority over re-use, which is not the intention of the directive Quo Vadis Automotive Recycling - Warsaw, 16. May 2003 Lennart Scharff, Director DAG & EGARA-secretary