In principle, the environmental targets of the brands apply. In addition, the specifications in the Volkswagen general environmental performance specifications and the AUDI performance specification “LAH 893 060 Environmental and human compatibility” must be adhered to.
According to the directive 2005/64/EC published in the European Union countries, at least 85 percent recyclability and at least 95 percent processability must be proven during the type approval process. In order to determine these values, the weights and material properties of all components must be entered into the relevant data processing systems.
According to the directive 2000/53/EC, also published in the European Union countries, materials and components must not contain lead, mercury, cadmium or hexavalent chromium except in the cases specified in the annex of this standard (Annex II). Specific components must be marked or otherwise identified and removed when vehicles are recycled. Therefore, the use of the above-mentioned materials should be avoided as much as possible. If such materials cannot be replaced, the marked components must be easy to remove.
Other prohibited substances and substances subject to mandatory notification are specified in the VW 91101 and VDA 232-101 standards.
According to Directive 2000/53/EC, all operating fluids and specified components and assemblies must be removed when processing vehicles. The relevant components and assemblies must be easily removed. It must be possible to completely remove all operating fluids:
According to directive 2000/53/EC, the following parts must be removed during further processing of vehicles:
According to Directive 2000/53/EC, the following fluids must be removed from the subsequent processing of vehicles: Fuel, engine oil, power transmission fluid, transmission oil, hydraulic fluid, coolant, antifreeze, brake fluid, air conditioning system fluid and other fluids found in end-of-life vehicles, and separate collection and storage. This does not apply if the fluids are required for the reuse of the relevant components.
Machining concepts are available on request to document the machining properties of components. This applies in particular to:
To demonstrate compliance with legal requirements, weights and material properties for all components, operating fluids and process material products remaining in the vehicle must be recorded in material data systems for the entire vehicle. Products that do not remain in the vehicle when delivered to the end customer are exempt from this regulation.
According to directive 2005/64/EC, in order to prove recyclability in the type-approval process, at least the weights, materials and material classes specified in the VDA 231-106 standard must be entered into data processing systems.
Material properties entered into data processing systems must be further specified for sampling control (full material data with basic material property).
Considering the legal requirement for component and material marking (Directive 2003/138/EC) and type approval for motor vehicles (Directive 2005/64/EC), material markings apply to all polymer and elastomer components (including textiles) in accordance with the VDA 260 standard.
Considering the legal requirement for greater use of recycled material (Directive 2000/53/EC), recycled material or material with added recycled components is preferred to new material.
Prerequisites for using recycled materials include:
Components that cannot be reused in the production of new vehicles include:
Among the numerous tests, measurements, analyses and evaluation studies that our organization has carried out for businesses in various sectors, it also provides certification and testing services defined in the standard “VW 91102 Recycling requirements - Use of recycled material, type approval in terms of recyclability” with its trained and expert staff and advanced technological equipment.
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