Rethinking Recycling: Japanese firm turning ELV plastic into new parts
Toronto, Ontario — A leading Japanese plastic manufacturer is altering the way some end-of-life vehicles are recycled. Toyoda Gosei has introduced a new recycling technology that transforms plastic from ELVs into a high-quality material suitable for new automotive parts. After processing plastics, the material is reprocessed by Isono and sold back to OEMs for reuse. […]
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Aussie ELVs: Australia announces plan to recycle 700,000 end-of-life motor vehicles per year
Canberra, Australia — The Motor Trades Association of Australia (MTAA) and the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) are working on a comprehensive business plan to deliver a road map for an end-of-life vehicle recycling scheme under the National Product Stewardship Program. In late March, Sussan Ley, Australia’s federal environmental minister, and Trevor Evans, assistant […]
IARC’s Initiating Change: International Auto Recycling Congress says changes need to be made to the ELV Directive
Geneva, Switzerland — During this year’s International Automotive Recycling Congress (IARC), they talked about some new changes happening to the End of Life (ELV) Directive, which hasn’t been changed since its inception in 2000. With all of the changing technologies in the auto industry it has now been decided that the ELV Directive needs to […]
Setting Sights High: Europe aims to recycle 95 percent of the weight of ELVs
Amsterdam, Netherlands — In Europe, the automotive sector has been tasked with repurposing 95 percent of the weight of End of Life Vehicles (ELV). Ingrid Niessing, the CEO of the global membership organization ARN that focuses on the vehicle lifecycle, says that the company is extremely involved in helping Europe reach its goal and the […]
European Union figures show Canada lags behind in ELV recycling
Toronto, Ontario — February 1, 2018 — In January, the European Commission has released figures showing the percentage of ELVs safely recycled and reused in each of its member states. According to the figures, Croatians are the most efficient recyclers, with 99 percent of ELVs put to new purposes, with Poland and Luxembourg tied for […]
