Automotive
FRAGPLAS
PLASTIC SEPARATION IN END-OF-LIFE VEHICLE WASTE
END-OF-LIFE VEHICLES (ELV) MANAGEMENT INVOLVES DECONTAMINATION STAGES OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES and components as well as material recovery. It is the first step in shredding and grinding the remaining decontaminated vehicle which is generally followed by several separation steps. This is a scheme oriented towards the recovery of metallic fractions where non-metallic fractions have come second. Thus, in 2012, only 12% of the 37,000 tonnes generated from these streams were recycled; and 34% went to energy recovery while the remaining 54% ended up in landfills. On the other hand, modern vehicles contain more and more plastics (up to 10-15% of their mass, depending on the model), and the proportion of these materials will be increasing in waste streams resulting from their end-of-life treatment.
RECYCLAIR has led FRAGPLAS in collaboration with GAIKER Technology Centre for the project execution.
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