Legislation and regulations for car recycling
End-of-life vehicles management decree (Bba)
The “Besluit beheer autowrakken” (Bba, end-of-life vehicles management decree) constitutes the Dutch government’s interpretation and implementation of European guidelines for the environmentally responsible processing of end-of-life vehicles. A key provision in it is that at least 95 per cent of an end-of-life vehicle must be gainfully reused. That percentage is broken down into two components. At least 85 per cent must be reused or recycled as materials, while a good use must be found for the other 10 per cent, such as energy recovery through combustion, for example.
The Bba imposes stringent requirements on:
- the delivery, collection and processing of end-of-life vehicles and the associated financing
- precluding the use of hazardous substances in new vehicles
- material-designation coding
- annual reporting
The full regulations can be found on the government website: Besluit beheer autowrakken.
The LAP3 national waste-management plan
The LAP3 national waste management plan stipulates how a variety of waste materials must be dealt with in the Netherlands, including the minimum standards that apply to processing, for example.
European legislation
European directive 2000/53/EC lays down EU regulations for the processing of motorised end-of-life vehicles.
Dismantling information per brand
It is important that car-dismantling companies have access to the information systems of car manufacturers. A system called IDIS, that contains dismantling information per make and model, gives car-dismantling companies this access. This is particularly important for the safe dismantling of high-voltage batteries, such as the drive batteries in electric cars.
Legislation and regulations for batteries
Specific regulations apply to the collection and recycling of batteries, including drive batteries. See: Legislation and regulations for recycling batteries.
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