Seanad debates
Thursday, 3 July 2003
Protection of the Environment Bill 2003 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] : Report and Final Stages.
The directive incorporates measures aimed at meeting new ELV recovery and recycling targets of 85% reuse/recovery by 1 January 2006 – 80% materials recycling – and 95% reuse/recovery by 1 January 2015 – 85% materials recycling; ensuring that all ELVs that come within the scope of the directive can be deposited free of charge by their final owners at authorised treatment facilities and then dismantled, treated and recovered in an environmentally sound manner; introducing systems whereby certificates of destruction are notified to the competent vehicle registration authorities on the deposit of ELVs at authorised treatment facilities for appropriate treatment and recovery; and minimising the use by vehicle manufacturers of hazardous substances in vehicles.
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