Scrapyard challenge

摘要

Car makers will soon be responsible for recycling their vehicles when they are scrapped, but increasing levels of plastics and composites could cause problems. THIS WEEK, after some delay, the DTI introduced legislation making vehicle manufacturers and professional importers responsible for recycling their cars and light vans when they are scrapped, The regulations, due to come into force on 3 March, complete the UK's implementation of the EU-led End of Life Vehicle (ELV) Producer Responsibility Regulations. Under the legislation, from 2006, 85 per cent of the weight of all cars and small vans will need to be re-used, recycled or recovered at the end of the life of the vehicle, This percentage will rise to 95 per cent from 2015.