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Another step towards the ELV Target
Sims Metal Management has announced it is now able to recycle a further 23kgs of material from the End of Life Vehicles (ELVs) it receives, enabling the company to provide its suppliers with credits towards ELV compliance targets.
Sims now gets extra 23Kgs from all ELVs
The increased volume of material recovered from an average vehicle, is the result of significant investment in post shredder technologies over the last few years. This has enabled the company to recover greater quantities of metals, plastics and other materials from post shredder “waste”. Using Government approved protocols, a basic 81% of material can already be assumed to be recovered from a vehicle, so the extra recovery will allow Authorised Treatment Facilities to move a step closer to the 85% target, and some beyond that.
Sims Metal Management continues to invest heavily in the evolution of its automotive shredder residue separation plants, now in their third generation. Building upon the company’s experience from its original plant, has led to the development of more advanced separation techniques which has left Sims confident about the future. Simon Palmer, Group Business Development Manager, explains: “We are pleased to be able to provide this 23kgs credit to our suppliers, but that is just the start. Innovative separation technologies on the latest plant are demonstrating ever greater recovery rates; commissioning is almost complete and we anticipate being able to achieve recovery rates in the region of 40kgs per ELV.”
The 40kgs figure is a milestone within the car recycling industry. It means that ATFs that supply Sims, and are only achieving the basic 81% protocol figure, could then demonstrate full compliance.