The European Parliament adopts new proposals to move towards a circular economy in the auto sector
Brussels on September 9 / WAM / The members of the European Parliament today have adopted new legislative proposals aimed at enhancing the rules of the circular economy in the auto sector to include the entire life cycle of the vehicle from the design stage to the final treatment at the end of operating life.
These measures were supported by 431 deputies, compared to 145 votes against and 76 abstaining.
The procedures seek to reduce the environmental impact associated with the production and processing of cars at the end of their validity and enhance the sustainability of the recycling industry in Europe, with the exception of private vehicles, armed forces vehicles, civil defense, firefighting and ambulances, as well as vehicles of private historical or cultural value.
The rules stipulate that new vehicles be designed to allow the largest possible number of parts and components to be removed to be reinforced, recycling or renewed wherever it is possible, and the deputies also demand that new cars contain at least 20% of recycled plastic within six years of the start of the bases, provided that the target reaches 25% within ten years if the necessary quantities are available at unintended prices.
The European Commissioners called for setting goals similar to steel and aluminum after conducting a feasibility study, and the rules also include obliging manufacturers after three years of entering into force to cover the costs of collecting and processing expired vehicles within the principle of “extended product responsibility”, in addition to setting stricter standards to distinguish used vehicles from that expired authority and prevent export of the latter outside the European Union.
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