Recital 82

(82) The recycling of all plastics from end-of-life vehicles should be continuously improved, and it is important to ensure a sufficient supply of recyclates to meet the demand for recycled plastics in vehicles. It is therefore necessary to lay down a specific recycling target of 30 % of plastics from end-of-life vehicles. This target would be complementary to the reuse and recycling target of 85 % and the reuse and recovery target of 95 % of end-of-life vehicles by average weight per vehicle and year. To facilitate the implementation of those requirements by waste management operators, a transitional period of three years is needed. In the meantime, the current target for the reuse and recycling of 85 % as well as reuse and recovery target of 95 % of end-of-life vehicles, as established by Directive 2000/53/EC and based on the definition of recycling in that Directive, should continue to apply. The weight of the plastic recycled and the total weight of plastics for the specific recycling target of plastics should exclude elastomers, thermosets other than polyurethane foams used for cushioning and plastics that contain or are contaminated by any substance referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 when the thresholds of Annex IV to that Regulation are exceeded.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-14 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.