Call for Measures to Boost the Use of Recycled Steel in the Automotive Sector - RECYCLING Magazine

Environmental organisations, think tanks and recycling industry call for measures to boost the use of recycled steel in the automotive sector

In July 2023, the European Commission adopted its proposal to revise and merge the End-of-Life Vehicles Directive and the 3R Type-Approval Directive into a single Regulation on Circularity Requirements on Vehicle Design and on Management of End-of-Life Vehicles. The proposal aims to strengthen the EU single market while improving the circularity of the sector and reducing the environmental impacts associated with the design, production, use, and…

Call for measures to boost the use of recycled steel in the automotive sector - RECYCLING magazine

The undersigning organisations support the objectives of the proposal to improve the circularity of the automotive sector through measures such as design requirements for new vehicles and treatment obligations for end-of-life vehicles (ELVs), as well as improved definitions, information requirements, and enhanced traceability of ELVs. While these new measures are welcomed, the signatories want to highlight the exceptional importance of steel in …

Organising and Integrating the Informal Recycling Sector in the Solid Waste Management Sector

JUST TRANSITION OF THE INFORMAL RECYCLING SECTORCASE STUDIES Organising and Integrating the Informal Recycling Sector in the Solid Waste Management Sector INDIA The informal waste recycling sector in India accounts for around 4 million people, including waste pickers, local kabadiwaalas (small scrap aggregators), larger aggregator/junkyard owners, and intermediate dealers, or other middlemen playing a significant role in the recovery and recycli…