Mitsubishi Motors Corporation has reached an agreement with DaimlerChrysler to cooperate in the area of recycling throughout Europe. As part of MMC's alliance with DC, the agreement represents MMC's commitment to addressing the European Union directive on end-of-life vehicles.
The agreement marks a proactive move to comply with the directive, which calls for the proper recycling of end-of-life vehicles to promote environmental protection in Europe. In cooperation with DC, MMC will first investigate the current state of implementation of the directive in member states and recycling infrastructure in Europe from 2003.
MMC will then follow this up by looking into possible ways to set up a recycling network for end-of-life vehicles and spare parts. Other possibilities for cooperation in the alliance with DC for recycling include dealer workshop waste management systems, design for recycling, reselling used parts, monitoring recycling and used vehicle status in Europe, and creating a database of recycling related information.
The European Commission issued its directive on end-of-life vehicles in September 2000 to member states. Targets for automakers include: establishing recycling networks and vehicle take-back programs; increasing recycling rate (85% re-use and recovery rate by 2006 and 95% by 2015); and restricting the use of specific hazardous substances (lead, mercury, cadmium, and hexavalent chromium) from July 2003.Latest from Recycling Today
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