Solution Title
ELV DEPOLLUTION BAY -equipped island for the management of materials and components for end of life
Solution Title (in English)
Sectors
ELV, circular economy, value chain.
Markets
Waste recycling
Description
The main objective of the LIFE De-BAY project was to lower the environmental impact of ELVs by developing more efficient recovery systems and techniques for small and medium-sized dismantlers. This technology would be validated and demonstrated within fully-equipped and integrated depollution islands at two pilot dismantling sites. The aim was to enable the recovery of larger amounts of vehicle materials and components (e.g. plastics, glass and filters) and up to 99% of all ELV fluids by weight, in a much faster and more efficient way thanis possible using current tools and systems. Thanks to LIFE De-BAY, dismantlers would be able to depollute ELVs in one-sixth of the time currently required, and in much safer conditions for operators. The projects objective is in line with EU waste legislation, in particular the ELV Directive and Directive 2005/64/EC on the type-approval of motor vehicles with regard to their reusability, recyclability and recoverability. The project would also feed into the Roadmap for a Resource Efficient Europe, as it helps in the recovery of resources.
